#516 The $50,000 Fee Hiding in Your Portfolio w. Shani Jayamanne

Same money, same returns, same twenty years. One fund charges 0.2%, the other charges 1%. The difference is more than fifty thousand dollars, and Shani Jayamanne ran the numbers before she walked into the studio. Shani is an Investment Specialist at Morningstar, co-host of Investing Compass and co-author of Invest Your Way. Morningstar runs a study twice a year comparing what funds return against what the investors in those funds actually get, and the funds win by 1.2% a year. Shani explains where that gap comes from, why Australians are among the best in the world at closing it, and what that has to do with the fact that someone else decides when your super goes into the market. WHAT YOU'LL GET OUT OF IT The gap between investment returns and investor returns, and exactly what's causing it Why losses hurt more than twice as much as gains, and the two mistakes that come from it What a 1% fee really costs you over twenty years Why more investment options make people less likely to invest at all What happens to your returns if you miss the ten best days in the market Lump sum versus dollar cost averaging, and where Ben disagrees with the research Why the most sophisticated investors tend to have the simplest portfolios The investment specialist who doesn't pick stocks, and why CHAPTERS 00:21  Intro 00:44  The biggest mistake Australian investors make 01:30  Mind the Gap: your fund beat you by 1.2% 02:30  Why compulsory super makes Australians better investors 04:00  Loss aversion, and why losses hurt 2.25 times more 06:11  Do men and women invest differently 06:30  Complexity is not sophistication 08:00  Boring is profitable 10:30  The chart a colleague left on her desk 12:00  Why more choice means less action 15:22  Thematic ETFs and the AI question 19:43  Growing up with cash and property and no shares 22:00  Fifty dollars a week on a $56,000 salary 24:16  What changed in how she invests 26:30  What a 1% fee really costs 27:55  Where markets are and what's already priced in 29:27  Lump sum or drip feed, and Ben pushes back 33:24  Advice to her 21 year old self SHANI JAYAMANNE, MORNINGSTAR Investing Compass on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/investing-compass/id1533956604 Investing Compass on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70E7mbBaJOFuVQOGhxWsK3 Invest Your Way: https://amzn.to/46qMXAu Morningstar Australia: https://www.morningstar.com.au   Smarter money moves start here. Learn how to cut through the noise, avoid expensive mistakes, and get ahead faster. FREE 7-DAY MONEY CHALLENGES Pick one and see what changes in a week: https://pivotwealth.com.au/challenges/ WORK WITH US Book a no-strings call: https://www.pivotwealth.com.au/booking More about Pivot Wealth: https://www.pivotwealth.com.au BEN'S BOOKS Virgin Millionaire: https://amzn.to/3VFPPDM Replace Your Salary by Investing: https://amzn.to/3J9Ta8g Get Unstuck: https://amzn.to/3xo0MQG All books: https://www.pivotwealth.com.au/books FOLLOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pivotben TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bentalksmoney YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenNashPivot Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pivotwealth/ DISCLAIMER This podcast is for education only and doesn't take into account your personal circumstances. It's not financial advice. If you buy a financial product, read the PDS and TMD, and seek advice tailored to your situation. Ben Nash and Pivot Wealth are authorised representatives of Fish Tacos Pty Ltd, ABN 14 649 248 082, AFSL 533055.