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Is there any other Australian Bogleheads on the forum ?
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Yes, there are lots of Aussie Bogleheads.

If five or more want to establish an Australian Local Chapter and one of you agrees to be the coordinator, just PM me and I'll get your group listed on the Local Chapter map so others can find you.

Good luck to our Australian Boglehead friends. Perhaps I'll be able to attend one of your future meetings.
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Ok awesome thanks Mel !
I'll ask around :)
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Hi Duffman, I would be interested in joining the Aussie chapter if you set one up
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Aussie BH checking in, Long time lurker. I'm in favour of an Aussie chapter :thumbsup
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SurferD wrote:Hi Duffman, I would be interested in joining the Aussie chapter if you set one up
Samwell wrote:Aussie BH checking in, Long time lurker. I'm in favour of an Aussie chapter :thumbsup
Haven't set one up just yet, will do so this week !
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duffman12 wrote:
SurferD wrote:Hi Duffman, I would be interested in joining the Aussie chapter if you set one up
Samwell wrote:Aussie BH checking in, Long time lurker. I'm in favour of an Aussie chapter :thumbsup
Haven't set one up just yet, will do so this week !
Excellent, looks forward to it
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duffman12 wrote:
SurferD wrote:Hi Duffman, I would be interested in joining the Aussie chapter if you set one up
Samwell wrote:Aussie BH checking in, Long time lurker. I'm in favour of an Aussie chapter :thumbsup
Haven't set one up just yet, will do so this week !
Just send me a PM with your first name and an email address you want to use for this purpose. Also let me know what name you'd like to use (Australian Local Chapter) or some other name (Perth Local Chapter) or whatever you'd like to be called. Once I have that information, I'll add your group to the Local Chapters Map so others can find and contact you and you'll be in business.

Perhaps I'll attend one of your meetings at some later date when I finally make it to Australia.
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Hi there, I am from Sydney Australia and am also interested. For the time being I'd advocate setting up an Australian Chapter in the first instance before splitting it up state by state.
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Hi all

I've been a Boglehead for several years but only new to this forum. Would be keen to join an Australian chapter. Cheers

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I'm another Sydneysider - new to Bogleheads but have been roughly following his investment philosophy for a couple of years now.

Let me know if a Sydney/Australia-wide chapter starts up - I'd be eager to join up!
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Well, we keep getting folks interested in getting an Australian Chapter going, but we still need someone to step up and agree to the the local chapter coordinator. Anyone interested? If so, PM me and we'll get your Local Chapter up and running.
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Any more Sydneysiders hanging around? I know a couple more Boglehead sympathisers on other forums.
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Just going to bump this one :happy
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The Falcon wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:16 pm Any more Sydneysiders hanging around? I know a couple more Boglehead sympathisers on other forums.
I'm a Sydneysider. But I think it is an uphill battle to make this forum anything but American-focused and you're better off trying to start an Australian equivalent somewhere else. (I think Canadians have their own equivalent, which is why we almost never see questions about RRSP here.)

While the basic idea of low costs, diversification, preferring index funds, and staying the course is universal, the actual concrete details are extremely US specific and the sheer number of Americans on this forum will always drown out non-American topics. (Which is fine, really.)
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AlohaJoe wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:29 pm
The Falcon wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:16 pm Any more Sydneysiders hanging around? I know a couple more Boglehead sympathisers on other forums.
I'm a Sydneysider. But I think it is an uphill battle to make this forum anything but American-focused and you're better off trying to start an Australian equivalent somewhere else. (I think Canadians have their own equivalent, which is why we almost never see questions about RRSP here.)
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(linguistics: Registered Retirement Savings Plans "RRSPs" or "my RRSP". I don't think Canucks ever refer to it in the singular without a possessive. It's like Yorkshiremen say "time for bath" for "have a bath" and say "tea" for "dinner" -- they drop the indefinite articles on nouns. "Supper" is a word I have never heard an Englishperson use ;-).
While the basic idea of low costs, diversification, preferring index funds, and staying the course is universal, the actual concrete details are extremely US specific and the sheer number of Americans on this forum will always drown out non-American topics. (Which is fine, really.)
They invented the game. Canada has one of the highest cost funds markets I know of.
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The Falcon wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:51 pm Just going to bump this one :happy
Andrew9999 is also, I believe, from the antipodean Dominions, living in SE Asia.
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AlohaJoe wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:29 pm
The Falcon wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:16 pm Any more Sydneysiders hanging around? I know a couple more Boglehead sympathisers on other forums.
I'm a Sydneysider. But I think it is an uphill battle to make this forum anything but American-focused and you're better off trying to start an Australian equivalent somewhere else. (I think Canadians have their own equivalent, which is why we almost never see questions about RRSP here.)

While the basic idea of low costs, diversification, preferring index funds, and staying the course is universal, the actual concrete details are extremely US specific and the sheer number of Americans on this forum will always drown out non-American topics. (Which is fine, really.)
Can Australians not invest in same funds that American do with a broker that deals in international securities/instruments? Is it safe?
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AlohaJoe wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:29 pm
The Falcon wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:16 pm Any more Sydneysiders hanging around? I know a couple more Boglehead sympathisers on other forums.
I'm a Sydneysider. But I think it is an uphill battle to make this forum anything but American-focused and you're better off trying to start an Australian equivalent somewhere else. (I think Canadians have their own equivalent, which is why we almost never see questions about RRSP here.)

While the basic idea of low costs, diversification, preferring index funds, and staying the course is universal, the actual concrete details are extremely US specific and the sheer number of Americans on this forum will always drown out non-American topics. (Which is fine, really.)
Stay tuned. We're currently in the midst of setting up Non-US country-specific sub forums. We already have a group from Spain and one from Dubai in the UAE. If there's enough interest, Australia and other countries can be added, too.
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vish100 wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:45 am Can Australians not invest in same funds that American do with a broker that deals in international securities/instruments? Is it safe?
Not in retirement funds, generally. In taxable funds, yes. But why should they buy US funds when there are Australian funds available?
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AlohaJoe wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:19 pm
vish100 wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:45 am Can Australians not invest in same funds that American do with a broker that deals in international securities/instruments? Is it safe?
Not in retirement funds, generally. In taxable funds, yes. But why should they buy US funds when there are Australian funds available?
There are lots of funds available outside of Australia that don’t have equivalents within Australia. US vanguard has lots of products that have no equivalent within Vanguard Australia as well as lower expense ratios.
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Another Australian (ex Sydney now in Vic) that would be interested in seeing an Aussie chapter...
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checking in (Sydney)
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hello guys

newbie to this forum - Aussie now resident in Singapore
did we get our Chapter going by now ?

if not lets just fix a date & place & physically meet up somewhere

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Another Aussie interested!

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If someone agrees to be the Local Chapter Coordinator, PM me and we'll get your Aussie Chapter up and running.
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Hi interested from Melbourne Australia
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Looks like there's plenty of interest in an Australian Local Chapter.

Who wants to be the Coordinator? Just send me a PM and we'll get your group going.
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Amazing. Investing advice inspired by Mr. Bogle has no geographical boundaries. Moving around the globe.

Thank you Mr. Bogle.
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Id be interested. Gold Coast
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Again, we have enough to get a Local Chapter up and running. All we need is for someone to step up and agree to be the Local Chapter Coordinator. That person doesn't have to be an investing guru. He/she simply communicates with members about meeting dates, times, locations and agendas.

Anyone interested in stepping up, please contact me via PM and I'll get your Local Chapter up and running. Would be good to have a Local Chapter in Australia to go along with all of our other international chapters.
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Hi all

are we getting our Chapter going or not ?

As with everyone else , bit over the US centric posts & topics ..

please someone take the lead :)

aussie in Singapore
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vish100 wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:45 am
AlohaJoe wrote: Wed Jan 16, 2019 9:29 pm
The Falcon wrote: Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:16 pm Any more Sydneysiders hanging around? I know a couple more Boglehead sympathisers on other forums.
I'm a Sydneysider. But I think it is an uphill battle to make this forum anything but American-focused and you're better off trying to start an Australian equivalent somewhere else. (I think Canadians have their own equivalent, which is why we almost never see questions about RRSP here.)

While the basic idea of low costs, diversification, preferring index funds, and staying the course is universal, the actual concrete details are extremely US specific and the sheer number of Americans on this forum will always drown out non-American topics. (Which is fine, really.)
Can Australians not invest in same funds that American do with a broker that deals in international securities/instruments? Is it safe?
Gidday evabody.

Hi Vish. Isn't Investing in S&P500 index doing this? One would simply trade an index via a trading platform, no? I'm with axi trader. Or am i on a different tram? Thanks and go well out there.
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