TDDI #008: I was overexposed and didn’t even know it

Navarre Trousselot
22 June 2023
Insights for Australian investors — portfolio tracking, tax strategies, and market commentary.

As a 24-year-old, who’d just started investing, I was excited.I wanted to put my hard-earned money to work.I wanted to make money while I slept.I wanted to invest as much as I could.But…I didn’t...

Navarre Trousselot
22 June 2023
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There is an element to investing that people try to ignore.It’s not fun.It’s not sexy.And it involves you losing a chunk of your hard earned investment gains.Of course, I’m talking about tax. I’m...

Navarre Trousselot
8 June 2023
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A lot of people talk about buying index tracking ETFs.Finfluencers.Gurus.Friends.Even Warren Buffett has promoted index tracking ETFs.The idea behind this is that you get decent diversification rel...

Navarre Trousselot
1 June 2023

What makes you a good investor?Is it because you make great decisions?You have the most knowledge?A killer strategy?What if I told you that, even if you had all three of these, you may not be doing...

Navarre Trousselot
25 May 2023

‘My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions and loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Citizen of a failing currency...

Navarre Trousselot
18 May 2023

Navarre compares efficient market theory and random walk theory, and explains why market beliefs matter for long-term investors.

Navarre Trousselot
11 May 2023

Navarre explains why having an investment strategy can help reduce emotional decision-making and give investors a clearer framework.

Navarre Trousselot
4 May 2023

Navarre shares how dividend income changed the way he measured investment performance, and why capital gains alone do not tell the full story.

Navarre Trousselot
20 April 2023

Pen and paper. Then a spreadsheet. Now digital apps. You no longer need to do napkin maths to figure out how your investments are doing thanks to automated portfolio trackers like Yahoo Finance...

Elena Prokopets
22 February 2023

Dividend yield is what drives income investors to buy shares. It’s what companies pay their shareholders as both reward and incentive. We explain dividend yield and how to easily calculate it...

Mileva S
1 November 2022

In this post, we profile 16 of the best investing, personal finance blogs and podcasts (and YouTube channels) you’ll find on the web in 2022. Whether you’re new to personal finance and investing...

Thom Benny
5 October 2022

Different market sectors offer unique opportunities and risk for investors, as well as ways to diversify a portfolio. These are the 11 key market sectors, and the pros and cons of each...

Mileva S
15 September 2022