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Summary Part 4

4. AUSTRALIANS ARE UNDERWEIGHT IN FIXED INTEREST SECURITIES

Statistically, Australian investors devote a much smaller percentage of their portfolios to fixed interest securities than investors in the US. The possible reasons for this are:

Historically, fixed interest securities have been difficult for individual investors to buy in Australia, often requiring a very large minimum investment.
Investors do not understand fixed interest securities as well as shares.
Many believe that equities will generate a greater return than bonds, but in the long term, the reduced risk that bonds provide can make them an important asset class.

OTHER TOPICS:

1. What are fixed interest securities?

2. What types are available?

3. Why invest in fixed interest securities?

4. Australians are underweight in fixed interest securities

5. What are the risks of fixed interest securities?

6. How to invest in fixed interest securities

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