Income investing, new financial year reviews and retirement planning held our readers’ interest.

  1. 12 picks for an income portfolio - Q2 2026 update

Passive income growth continues to exceed my target.

  1. 3 best ASX growth stocks to buy for the long term

Here’s three high-quality growth companies with wide moats.

  1. Unconventional wisdom: Australia’s dividend drought and what income investors should do about it

Falling ETF distributions and shrinking dividend yields have raised concerns that the golden age of Australian income investing is ending.

  1. Future Focus: Four financial ratios every household should know

Good context for your yearly review.

  1. Unconventional wisdom: How to survive the worst year to retire

Retirees who stopped working in 1968 faced a brutal combination of bear markets, soaring inflation and poor returns. I tested the 4% rule, the income method and the bucket approach to see which strategies stood up to the challenge.

Most popular Investing Compass episode of July: The Best Global ETF

In this episode of Investing Compass, we explore some of Australia’s most popular international ETFs, including how they differ, what role they can play in a portfolio, and why the right choice depends less on finding a winner and more on understanding what you own.

You can listen, watch or read the transcript to the episode here.

Editor’s pick

Future Focus: How to tell a great ETF from a good one

With hundreds of ETFs now available to Australian investors, choosing the right one takes more than simply comparing management fees. In this edition of Future Focus, Shani explores implementation alpha and how considering value over price may result in better portfolio outcomes.

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