Anyone can be an investor with RaboPlus
Contrary to popular belief, investing doesn't have to be difficult and you don't have to be loaded. There's nothing wrong with putting your hard-earned on deposit but not everyone realises inflation may be taking its toll and over the long-term you could actually be losing money. Investing is just another option open to you. You work hard enough for it right? Might as well make sure it's earning as much as it can for you.
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How much do I pay?
Generally, when you invest in a fund, you are allocated a number of units in the fund. The unit price is calculated by taking the total value of all of the fund’s assets on a particular day, adjusting for any liabilities, then dividing the net fund value by the total number of units held by all investors on that day.
The number of units you receive depends on the amount you invest and the current unit price. For example, if you were to invest $5,000 in a fund with a current unit price of $2, you would receive 2500 units. The fund manager regularly resets the unit price, usually on a daily basis. The unit price reflects the current value of the fund’s assets, less its liabilities.
Entry fees and management fees may apply to certain funds. These are outlined in their investment statements.
Where does my money get invested?
With RaboPlus you access to a wide variety of Managed Funds. While they all have their own particular characteristics, each fund can be generally categorised by:
- The assets it invests in (type of asset class, multi-sector or single sector).
- Its investment style (active, passive, growth, value or style neutral).
AssetsFunds typically offer investors access to five main asset classes:
- Cash
- Property
- Fixed interest
- Shares / Equities
- Alternative investments.
Single-sector funds concentrate on a particular asset class, such as New Zealand shares or fixed interest. Single-sector funds can be useful in complementing other investments you may have. For example, if you already have share investments, you might consider investing in a fixed interest fund for greater diversification across your entire investment portfolio. Alternatively, you might choose to invest in a portfolio of different single-sector funds, giving you personal control of your overall asset mix.
Diversified, multi-sector funds invest across a range of different assets, offering you a diversified portfolio in a single investment. The precise asset mix adopted by a fund determines its individual risk-and-return characteristics. For example, a conservative fund might allocate a high proportion of its assets to fixed interest investments, such as bonds, while a growth fund might invest the majority of its assets in New Zealand and international shares.
Common investing styles
Funds can be passively or actively managed.
Passive or index funds aim to track a financial index as closely as possible. For example, a passively managed fund may track an index, such as the NZX50 by investing in a portfolio of shares that is intended to replicate the index. The goal of the fund manager is to ensure that the unit price rises and falls in line with the index. The main advantage of passively managed funds is that they are generally less expensive than actively managed funds because expensive stock analysis is not required.
With active funds, the fund manager actively manages the fund's investments in an effort to get the best possible return consistent with the fund's investment rules and risk characteristics. In most cases, the aim of an active fund manager is to outperform the index by picking stocks that they believe will perform better than the index return.
However it is important to be aware that not all active manager are the same. Different fund managers prefer different styles.
Here are some of the more common styles:
Style | How they do it |
|---|
Growth | Growth managers seek out companies they believe can grow their earnings faster than the industry or overall market. The growth manager hopes to benefit from an increase in the price of a stock. |
Value | Value managers focus more on a stock's current value relative to earnings. They aim to identify companies they believe are undervalued by the market, with the aim of benefiting from an increasing share price when the rest of the market recognise those companies' true value. |
GARP | Growth at a reasonable price (GARP) managers combine techniques from growth and value managers, and aim to identify investment opportunities throughout the economic cycle. They consider both earnings growth potential and value to try to find stocks that are likely to outperform but are currently undervalued. |
Style neutral | Style neutral managers adopt neither a value nor a growth style and do not have a particular bias to a group of stocks. Their objective is to protect their portfolios from investment extremes |
Managed funds are subject to risks and this will vary from product to product .
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