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Owen Rascovitch

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2532 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

So there's always going to be some laggards, but then there's going to be fees that are detracting from the future.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Yeah, and that's 1% or 2% extra that professional has to be better just to make up for their own costs.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

So we're seeing fees come down, but this is an issue with managed funds.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

It's less so with ETFs because they're mostly index funds.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

They're not active.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Yeah.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

So what we're saying is when you invest in an ETF, don't just go and just throw a dartboard of names.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Actually look at what they do.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Find the fees.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

It's my opinion, but anything over, say, in an ETF, anything over 0.5% or what we call 50 basis points, 0.5% is too much.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

You don't need to spend that amount of money.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

So if you want to see the performance of the ASX 200 reflected in your portfolio, what Kate's saying is that an active investor doesn't do that, whereas an index investor or passive investor does do that.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

So it's an important distinction.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

I've got a video that I've done on the RAS Finance website for this if you want to know more about the differences between the two.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Just remember that index is normally what you see on the news, and active is where an individual is picking and choosing what's good.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

But the statistics are stacked against them.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Okay, so we've covered a few things.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Kate, let's just go action points.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

Yep.

Australian Finance Podcast
ETFs, Robo Advice, Index Funds & Managed Funds

And then RoboAdvisor, you would go to their website.