The Chaser December 2009

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Slide 3 Don’t react to short-term performance In times of negative returns, there is a natural temptation to chase the perceived higher returns from other investment options. Studies show that investors who switch funds to the best performing asset class of the previous year, chasing higher returns, are often worse off than investors who maintain their investment in a balanced portfolio. Say you invested $100,000 at the end of 1980: –If you chased the best performing asset class from the previous year, your investment today would be valued at $1,135,928. A compound return of 8.4% p.a. –But if you stay invested in a balanced portfolio, your investment would now be worth $2,427,253. A compound return of 11.2% p.a.

Slide 4 The Chaser vs. a Strategic Balanced portfolio December 1980 – 2009* *Please refer to slide 7 for source data

Slide 5 The Chaser vs. a Strategic Balanced Portfolio* *Please refer to slide 7 for source data

Slide 6 Don’t react to short-term performance Simply by chasing returns, you would have generated a lower return on your original investment of over $1,200,000, and this does not even incorporate the additional costs incurred (both fees and taxes) of switching between products. We often create more volatility in investments by switching course and trying to catch the best performing asset class.

Slide 7 *Source information:  The strategic balanced portfolio is constructed using the following asset allocation weightings:  Australian Shares: 37%  Global Shares: 24%  Australian Bonds: 31%  Listed Property Securities: 8%  Cash: 0% All source data used in this presentation is based on the below listed indices used as a proxies for each asset class : Asset Class:Index/Proxy Australian Shares: All Ordinaries Accumulation Index, Global Shares:MSCI World Gross Accumulation Index ($A), Australian Bonds:Commonwealth Bank Bond Accumulation Index, Listed Property Securities:S&P/ASX200 Property Accumulation Index (Listed Property Trust Accumulation Index prior to July 2000), Cash:UBS Warburg Australia Bank Bill Index (RBA 13 Week Treasury April 1987).