Are your investments underperforming because of the market or because of your behaviour? In this episode, Vince Scully breaks down four investor behaviours that can quietly destroy returns and shares practical ways to reduce the damage. 

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

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Breaking ETF news you actually need to know! Vince Scully unpacks major changes to HBRD and whether Vanguard’s new S&P 500 ETF is worth switching for. He covers:

👉🏼 what is HBRD

👉🏽 history of HBRD

👉🏾 bank capital explained

👉🏿 why regulators are killing hybrid securities

👉🏻 what’s changing with HBRD

👉 fees, risk & the new strategy

👉🏼 Vanguard launches S&P 500 ETF

👉🏽 V500 vs IVV vs SPY

👉🏾 Vince’s thoughts on V500

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

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To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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Dollar cost averaging is often promoted as the safest investing strategy but is it actually the best one? In this episode Vince breaks down where the idea came from, why it helps investors stay disciplined, and what the evidence says about lump sum investing vs drip feeding money into the market. He covers:

👉🏼 the history behind dollar cost averaging (DCA)

👉🏽 what is DCA?

👉🏾 it's link to behavioural investing

👉🏿 lump sum or DCA, which is better?

👉🏻 Vanguard’s research paper on lump sum vs DCA returns

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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In this episode, Vince unpacks where the 4% rule came from and why it may not apply to Australian investors, especially early retirees.

👉🏽 what is the 4% rule?

👉🏾 where did the 4% rule come from?

👉🏿 The Trinity Study explained

👉🏻 flaws in the studies used

👉 the biggest reason the rule does not reflect Australian spending habits in retirement

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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In this episode Vince breaks down where the core and satellite investing strategy came from, why it became so popular, and whether it genuinely adds value for investors. He covers:

👉🏼 what is core & satellite investing?

👉🏽 where the strategy came from

👉🏾 flaws of the strategy

👉🏿 benefits of the strategy

👉🏻 thematic fund return examples & considerations

👉 the Australian thematic landscape

👉🏼 covered calls explained

👉🏽 and his closing thoughts

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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Should you rebalance your portfolio or are you watering the weeds and cutting the flowers as Peter Lynch would say? In this episode Vince Scully unpacks:

👉🏼 what is rebalancing and how does it work?

👉🏽 should you double down on winners or rebalance?

👉🏾 asset allocation is the #1 driver of risk and return for long term investors

👉🏿 how to rebalance to your portfolio

👉🏻 key benefits of rebalancing

👉 frequency and timing

👉🏼 does rebalancing impact performance?

👉🏽 Vince's final thoughts

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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In today's episode Vince Scully looks beyond Australia to the global and US index funds available on the market. He covers:

👉🏼 the global market & US landscape explained

👉🏽 how developed and emerging markets are classified

👉🏾 what is considered small, mid and large cap globally

👉🏿 currency diversification & risk

👉🏻 US % of the global equity market

👉 US ETF analysis - IVV, SPY, NDQ, VTS

👉🏼 ETFs including US - VGS, IOO, BGBL, IWLD

👉🏽 developed market funds excluding US - VEU, IVE, XUS

👉🏾 emerging market funds excluding US - lEM, EMXC, EMKT, VGE, IZZ, IAA, FEMX

👉🏿 constructing your portfolio

👉🏻 getting small cap exposure

👉 Vince’s closing thoughts on portfolio construction

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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Ethical investing and ESG sound appealing but do they actually make a difference? Vince Scully breaks down the reality of ESG-aware investing - why people choose it, how it’s implemented in practice, and whether it genuinely makes a difference to the world and/or your returns.

👉🏼 why people choose to invest ethically

👉🏽 ESG explained: environmental, social & governance

👉🏾 why ESG screening is complex

👉🏿 the main ESG investing approaches

👉🏻 why ESG screening is complex

👉 does ethical investing really make a difference?

👉🏼 how have ethical funds performed?

👉🏾 cost, constraints & portfolio impacts

👉🏽 impact on security selection

👉🏿 applying ESG investing in your portfolio

👉 how to decide if ESG investing is right for you

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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Real estate and infrastructure play a powerful role in diversified portfolios. Vince Scully explains how they work, how they perform in downturns, and how to access them through ETFs.

👉🏼 3 key characteristics of these two asset classes

👉🏽 how real estate performs in market downturns

👉🏾 your home vs investment property vs REITs

👉🏿 property syndicates vs listed REITs

👉🏻 global real estate ETFs: hedged vs unhedged

👉 Australian real estate risks & concentration

👉🏼 why infrastructure is different to property

👉🏽 what actually qualifies as “core” infrastructure

👉🏾 infrastructure performance in the GFC & COVID

👉🏿 long-term return drivers for infrastructure

👉🏻 the currency-hedging problem explained

👉 infrastructure ETFs & portfolio role

👉🏼 how real estate & infrastructure work together

Vince Scully is a portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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Are bonds the boring cousin of other investment options? Not entirely. In this episode Vince Scully unpacks what you need to know about bonds and fixed interest investing options:

👉🏼 what is a bond? How do they work?

👉🏽 other types of bonds you need to know

👉🏾 how to apply your knowledge of bonds to your investing portfolio

👉🏿 aren't bonds just the same as cash?

Vince Scully is a portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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Gold has delivered strong returns and big headlines but is it really worth holding and is bitcoin really digital gold? Vince unpacks:

👉🏼 why gold is everywhere right now

👉🏽 mixed opinions on holding gold

👉🏾 what gold actually does in a portfolio

👉🏿 why gold works differently for Aussie investors

👉🏻 gold vs bonds in market downturns

👉 how gold performed in real crashes

👉🏼 is bitcoin really digital gold?

👉🏽 how to invest in gold

👉🏿 ETFs and ETPs you can buy that track physical gold

Vince Scully is the founder and portfolio manager at Life Sherpa Invest. To learn more visit: https://lifesherpa.com.au/

Watch this is investing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisinvesting

Learn to be a better investor with The Quick Start-Guide to Investing:  https://www.moneypodcast.com.au/store

Have a question or topic for the show? Post it in our Facebook group.

To get help, and to check out our online courses, books, resources and downloads (+ our disclaimers and warnings), click here.

Any advice is general financial advice and does not consider your objectives, financial situation or needs. You should consider whether the advice is appropriate for you before acting. Always read the product disclosure statement (PDS) and target market determination (TMD) and obtain appropriate financial advice tailored to your needs before buying any financial product. Vince Scully is a representative and SYMO Interactive Pty Ltd & Glen James are authorised representatives of MoneySherpa Pty Ltd which holds financial services licence 451289.

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