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In this guest post, Christopher Joye, Chief Investment Officer of Coolabah Capital Investments, the investment manager of the BetaShares Active Australian Hybrids Fund (managed fund) (HBRD), takes a look at the ASX hybrids market, and whether hybrids currently represent good value.

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JANUARY 2021: AND WE’RE OFF!  
And we’re off! The starter’s gun has been fired and 2021 is well underway. Here at BetaShares, we’re looking forward to seeing what the year will bring for the Australian ETF industry after what can only be described as a truly massive 2020.

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In this special short series we ask experts, colleagues, clients and industry figures to answer a few questions to get an idea of their approach to investing.
What is the most important investment advice you have been given?
Alec: We interviewed Nick Griffin,

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Less than a year since COVID-19 began to run riot across the globe, causing upheaval to almost every facet of life, vaccines have been developed and approved for use by health authorities in Australia and in other countries. In previous BetaShares Insights articles,

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Interest rates – gradual lift likely
Long-term bond yields lifted notably last month, with the U.S. 10-year rate rising 0.15pp to 1.07%. Australian 10-year bond yields rose 16pp to 1.13%, with the 10-year spread remaining steady at around 6pp. Rising yields saw the Bloomberg AusBond Composite Index decline 0.4% in January,

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The bull market has continued to edge higher in 2021 with stimulus package discussions continuing in the U.S., global vaccine rollouts – and even Jack Ma making public appearances again! There has been significant outperformance in certain sectors, notably mega-cap Tech, and other sectors such as Energy and Financials,

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In this special short series we ask experts, colleagues, clients and industry figures to answer a few questions to get an idea of their approach to investing.
What is the most important investment advice you give or have been given?
Investing is for the long term, it’s not about doubling your money overnight,

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Whilst interest rates are at record lows and are likely to remain there for several years based on Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe’s commentary¹, should you be taking advantage of the current market environment by investing in property or investing in the sharemarket?

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ONE FOR THE AGES! 
2020 was a standout year globally for ETFs, with the pandemic causing investors to turn to the liquidity and accessibility of ETFs in their droves in incredibly volatile conditions. It was also a year that finally silenced the sometimes outspoken critics of ETFs,

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In this special short series we ask experts, colleagues, clients and industry figures to answer a few questions to get an idea of their approach to investing.
What is the most important investment advice you give or have been given?
Never let any one investment be large enough that the outcome could ruin your financial future.

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