this is investing

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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should Aussie investors stick close to home or look offshore? In this episode Vince breaks down home bias, franking credits, ASX concentration and how to work out your allocation to Aussie equities.

👉🏾 advantages of investing in Aussie equities
👉🏿 disadvantages of investing locally
👉🏻 criticism of investing in Aussie equities
👉 what to look for when selecting a large cap equity fund
👉🏼 some popular large cap funds
👉🏽 smart beta strategies
👉🏾 small and micro cap funds
👉🏿 how much should you hold in Aussie equities?

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ETFs, managed funds or LICs, which one should you actually choose? Vince breaks down the real differences between each structure, how tax and pricing work behind the scenes and why starting with what you want to invest in matters more than the wrapper you use.

👉🏾 why ETF vs managed fund is the wrong starting point
👉🏿 why most investors use pooled investments
👉🏻 listed investment companies: how they work, pros & cons
👉 managed funds: how they work, pros & cons
👉🏼 ETF vs managed fund equivalent performance
👉🏽 how ETFs solved most structural problems, pros & cons
👉🏾 how to choose the right structure for you

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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.