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EDUCATION HUB

Financial wellbeing boils down to one thing: financial literacy. That's why financial education is so important. Whether you're just starting out or you're a seasoned professional, our educational articles are designed to help you on your journey to becoming a better, more confident investor - so you can plan for a better future.

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Demystifying index providers

14-June-2024 | By iShares

An index is designed to represent and measure the performance of a specific market, asset class, sector, or investment strategy.
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Three questions to ask before you build your investment portfolio

16-May-2024 | By BlackRock

This piece focuses on three questions you should ask yourself as you embark on the process of constructing a portfolio that can address your financial needs and goals.
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Answers to 12 popular questions about ETFs

13-May-2024 | By iShares

It’s no surprise that the growth of ETFs has raised some questions about their size, mechanics, and role in financial markets. Here, we look to answer some of the most popular questions we receive about ETFs and index investing.
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Insights into equity index rebalances

24-Apr-2024 | By iShares

This article examines the rebalancing of equity indexes and offers insights into the BlackRock process for managing these index events.
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What is factor investing?

27-Feb-2024 | By iShares

Factor investing is the strategy of targeting securities with specific characteristics such as value, quality, momentum, size, and minimum volatility.
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Five metrics for evaluating ETP market quality

31-Jan-2024 | By iShares

Exchange traded products (ETPs) have become indispensable tools for analysing and investing in financial markets—but not all ETPs are created equal.
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The role of index providers

23-Jan-2024 | By iShares

An index is designed to represent and measure the performance of a specific market, asset class, sector, or investment strategy.
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How to manage ETFs

29-Dec-2023 | By iShares

Managing your iShares ETF investments is easy through the Computershare Investor Centre portal.
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What is an exchange traded fund?

29-Sept-2023 | By iShares

Exchange-traded-funds, or ETFs, are like managed funds in that they invest in a basket of securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other asset classes. But unlike managed funds and similar to a stock, ETFs can be traded whenever the markets are open.
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Authorised participants by the numbers

14-Sept-2023 | By iShares

This article looks deeper into the Australian ETF ecosystem, to analyse the breadth and scope of the authorised participant universe.
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Authorised participants and market makers

28-Aug-2023 | By iShares

We examine two of the many players that help support the mechanism that enables ETFs to operate efficiently.
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Mastering ETP classification

28-Apr-2023 | By iShares

A clear and consistent categorisation of the different types of ETPs will help investors and the professionals who engage with them complete a more thorough due diligence process when investing in these products.

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