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Global equity study: Dividend watch

An analysis of company dividends worldwide, focusing on fundamentals – where capital is being generated, how it’s being returned, the impact on long-term corporate strength and why it matters to investors.

Can China replicate its EV dominance in humanoids?

Leveraging its expertise in batteries, motors and large-scale manufacturing, China is now shifting its attention towards humanoid robotics as the next frontier for technological leadership, employing a different strategy to what we’ve seen so far.

Global dividends rising, but Australia lags

Global dividend growth surged in the third quarter, with median growth of almost 6%. Australia was a notable exception as dividends fell, thanks to flagging mining company payouts.

ESG Global Study 2025: Resilience and refinement in a changing world

Capital Group's latest ESG report reveals evolving investor perspectives on ESG adoption, concerns over policy changes, and trends in sustainable investment themes.

2025 Investment Outlook

Capital Group's 2025 Investment Outlook offers insights into how key market forces — a buoyant U.S. economy, significant opportunities in artificial intelligence, and the renewed appeal of fixed income — are likely to shape portfolios in the year ahead.

Health care: a sector under the weather?

Health care stocks underperformed significantly in 2023, with the US elections this year potentially causing further headwinds. However, there are plenty of reasons for optimism as we enter a ‘golden era’ of health care innovation.

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SMSF strategies

Division 296: the initial moves to make before the windows close

What if the best superannuation strategy isn't about earning more, but acting before your options disappear? Several overlooked planning windows are narrowing, with consequences that can last for decades.

Planning

Avoid unnecessary CGT with this estate planning clause

A simple estate plan can create a ticking time bomb. One overlooked clause can pit spouses against children, delay inheritances, and potentially leave a family facing an unexpected tax bill worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Exchange traded products

The hidden trade-off in fixed income ETFs

Some investment trade-offs are immediately visible. Others are embedded in the way a portfolio is constructed. Understanding the difference may explain why similar-looking investments can produce surprisingly different results.

Retirement

The mortgage free retirement is fading

What happens when a generation reaches retirement carrying obligations previous generations largely avoided? New research suggests we may need to rethink both how much we need in retirement and what life could look like.

Retirement

The key question to inspire a confident and purposeful retirement

Most people spend decades planning for retirement. Far fewer plan for what happens when they get there. The difference may explain why so many find the transition harder and less fulfilling than expected, despite careful preparation.

Latest from Morningstar

Making the case for a 'good enough' portfolio

Some investors spend years chasing the perfect strategy. Others choose a path that’s simply good enough and move on. Which approach is more likely to deliver both better outcomes and a happier financial life over the long run?

Investment strategies

Is the US market as expensive as CAPE says?

Many investing ideas survive for decades. But that does not make them right. A famous valuation measure implies that US shares are dangerously expensive, but the evidence may point to a very different conclusion.

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