Why Invest Responsibly?

Responsible investment is a process that takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into the investment process¹. The PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment) lists the following factors² behind the growing momentum in responsible investing: recognition in the financial community that ESG factors play a material role in determining risk and return; understanding that … Continue reading Why Invest Responsibly?

Latest Retirement Research

Two recent retirement studies provide some useful data to contemplate when thinking about your retirement. How do spending patterns change over the course of retirement? One of the biggest fears for a retiree is running out of money. And that fear impacts spending. New research from Milliman graphs the income/expense patterns of low, middle and … Continue reading Latest Retirement Research

When is a Balanced Fund not a Balanced Fund?

  There has been discussion recently on the difficulty of comparing apples with apples when it comes to Balanced super funds. Chris Brycki - Founder and CEO of Stockspot has a 2 parter titled "How super funds play the ratings game" And Marshall Brentnall - Financial Adviser at Evalesco posted a terrific thread on Twitter … Continue reading When is a Balanced Fund not a Balanced Fund?