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The Best ETF for Every Stage of Your Life

The right ETF at 25 is the wrong ETF at 65. A young investor with decades ahead should take maximum risk. A retiree drawing income needs stability. The data is unambiguous on this — and the cost of getting it wrong is enormous.

25 March 2026

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Which ETFs Should You Hold Long Term — and Which Should You Trade?

Not all ETFs are built the same way. A broad market index fund like VAS and a thematic fund like HACK might both be called "ETFs," but they behave very differently. One is designed to hold long term. The other might require active management.

25 March 2026

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Is the Cheapest ETF Always the Best? We Tested Every Category

Low fees are the most common piece of ETF advice in Australia. "Just buy the cheapest one." It's simple, intuitive, and often correct. But is it always true?

25 March 2026

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Australia's Most Popular ETFs Aren't Always the Best — Here Are the Alternatives

Australians have poured over $330 billion into ETFs. But the most popular funds — the ones with the most money — aren't necessarily the best option in their category. In many cases, there's a cheaper alternative that does the same thing, or a different fund with better returns.

25 March 2026

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VAS vs A200 vs IOZ: Which Australian Shares ETF Is Best?

VAS, A200, and IOZ are the three most popular Australian shares ETFs on the ASX. Combined, they hold over $42.5 billion in investor money. They all do roughly the same thing — give you exposure to Australia's largest companies in a single trade. But they're not identical.

25 March 2026

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ETFs vs Index Funds vs Managed Funds: Which Is Best?

ETFs, index funds, and managed funds all give you access to investment markets — but they are not equal. They represent an evolution in how Australians invest, and the data makes a clear case for which structure wins.

25 March 2026

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6 Things You Need to Know Before Investing in ETFs

ETFs are the fastest-growing investment product in Australia. Over $343 billion is now invested across 464 ETFs on the ASX, and hundreds of thousands of Australians buy their first ETF every year.

25 March 2026

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What $10,000 Invested 5 Years Ago Is Worth Today — Every ASX ETF Ranked

If you invested $10,000 in an Australian ETF five years ago and reinvested all distributions, how much would you have today?

25 March 2026

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How Many ETFs Should You Actually Hold? The Data Behind Portfolio Overlap

Every week on Reddit and in ETF forums, someone posts their portfolio of 8, 10, even 15 ETFs and asks for feedback. The response is almost always the same: you're overcomplicating it, and you probably own the same stocks three times over.

24 March 2026

The State of Australian ETFs: 6 Data-Driven Insights From 464 Funds

We pulled the data on every ETF listed on Australian exchanges — all 464 of them — and ran the numbers that nobody else publishes. No fund manager commissioned this analysis. No issuer reviewed it before publication.

24 March 2026

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Every ASX ETF Ranked by Fees: Cheapest to Most Expensive

There are 464 ETFs listed on Australian exchanges. The cheapest charges 0.03% per year — that's $3 on a $10,000 investment. The most expensive charges 1.89% — $189 on the same amount, or 63 times more.

25 March 2026

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Every Australian Shares ETF on the ASX: 78 Funds Compared

Most comparisons of Australian equity ETFs stop at three names: VAS, A200, and IOZ. That's understandable — those three funds hold roughly $42 billion in combined assets and are the default starting point for any Australian shares allocation. But they represent fewer than 4% of the options actually available on the ASX.

25 March 2026