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As the market adjusts to higher inflation and higher rates, many investors are thinking about the ‘sleep at night factor’. But there are other sleep at night factors that may be hiding in your portfolio – are you okay with investing in tobacco, armaments or companies with holdings in Russia, for example?
Gemma Dale | nabtrade
06 July 2022
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017 37 min listen

As the market adjusts to higher inflation and higher rates, many investors are thinking about the ‘sleep at night factor’. But there are other sleep at night factors that may be hiding in your portfolio – are you okay with investing in tobacco, armaments or companies with holdings in Russia, for example?

So how do you invest to ensure you can sleep at night? JBWere’s Head of Responsible Investing and Alternatives Gillian Gordon shares:

  • Why the world’s wealthiest people are serious about responsible investing 
  • How to create a framework that works for you when building a portfolio
  • What factors you should consider when building your wealth, and 
  • What to look out for with ‘greenwashing’ and other marketing strategies.

You can access this and previous episodes of the Your Wealth podcast now on iTunes, Podbean, Spotify or at nabtrade.com.au/yourwealth

If you’re short on time, consider listening at 1.5-2x speed, which should be shown on the screen of your device as you listen. This won’t just reduce your listening time; it has also been shown to improve knowledge retention.

Your Wealth Gemma Dale
About the Author
Gemma Dale , nabtrade

Gemma Dale is Director of SMSF and Investor Behaviour at nabtrade. She is the host of the Your Wealth podcast, a fortnightly podcast for investors, featuring insights and updates from markets and finance experts across a range of topics. She provides regular market and finance commentary on ausbiz and in other media including AFR, the Australian, ABC and commercial tv and radio. Gemma was previously the Head of SMSF Solutions for nab, and the Head of Technical Services for MLC, where she led a team of specialists providing advice to advisers and their clients on SMSF, super, tax, social security and aged care.