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3 tips to manage investment risk during retirement
Here are a few ways to help maintain a healthy return whilst limiting the risk of your overall retirement investment portfolio.

What is the role of cash in an investment portfolio?
Investing in stocks and sitting on cash might seem like mutually exclusive options, but they can actually be two sides of the same coin.

Top 10 podcasts for investors worldwide
While reading is wonderful, there’s an even more efficient way to consume knowledge – podcasting. So here are 10 podcasts for investors worldwide.

How to limit losses with a stop-loss order
A stop-loss is an order placed with your broker to place a market order to sell an instrument when it reaches a certain price to limit the extent of any losses.

Record keeping tips for SMSF trustees
Developing a sound system of organising and storing records from establishment will make it easier for your SMSF to keep up with compliance requirements.

3 easy ways to automate your portfolio admin
To stay on top of your investment portfolio, you’ll want to automate as many of the day-to-day admin tasks as possible. Here are 3 easy ways to do that:

Look beyond company guidance for opportunities
Of course, investor reports, presentations, analyst ratings and so forth are useful. But they’re often tipped in favour of buying the company’s shares.

What to avoid when investing: Event wrap-up
The team from Sharesight hosted a panel of speakers this week on behalf of the Finimize Sydney community to discuss ‘What to Avoid when Investing’.

What is peer-to-peer lending?
Broadly speaking, peer-to-peer lending uses technology to create an online marketplace that matches borrowers with investors.

Why invest in commodities like gold?
We look at some of the reasons investors choose to diversify into commodities like gold, and how to track both performance and asset allocation with Sharesight.

Is it time to consider a defensive investment strategy?
There’s no shortage of concerning news around at the moment, so some investors might wonder if now is, indeed, a good time to go on the defensive.

4 ways to monitor the health of your portfolio
Understanding how your portfolio has been performing overall, not just in the past month, is the best antidote to help you make the best investing decisions.