Record low interest rates are driving a radical shift in the way Australians save and invest their money.

With money stashed in the bank earning only about 1 per cent – if you’re lucky – many are turning to the sharemarket, in hopes of higher returns. 

One of the ways they’re doing it is via Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, which have just celebrated 20 years in the Australian market.

Today on Please Explain, personal finance editor John Collett joins Jess Irvine to discuss.

Record low interest rates are driving a radical shift in the way Australians save and invest their money.
With money stashed in the bank earning only about 1 per cent &ndash; if you&rsquo;re lucky &ndash; many are turning to the sharemarket, in hopes of higher returns.&nbsp;
One of the ways they&rsquo;re doing it is via Exchange Traded Funds, or ETFs, which have just celebrated 20 years in the Australian market.
Today on&nbsp;Please Explain, personal finance editor John Collett joins Jess Irvine to discuss.

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Why are Aussies investing in ETFs (and what are they)?

The drama between the Liberals and the Nationals continued this week with what seems to be a total breakdown in the relationship between Liberal leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud.

Meanwhile, Ley's leadership remains in mortal peril, and in a plot twist, Littleproud faces his own leadership challenge next week.

Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal joins Jacqueline Maley in today's episode.

The drama between the Liberals and the Nationals continued this week with what seems to be a total breakdown in the relationship between Liberal leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud.
Meanwhile, Ley's leadership remains in mortal peril, and in a plot twist, Littleproud faces his own leadership challenge next week.
Chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal joins Jacqueline Maley in today's episode.

A funeral, secret plots, and 'wayward children' — another messy week for the Coalition

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Inflation has risen again, and the markets are already tipping interest rates are likely to increase next week in response.

Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright explains what is driving the spike in inflation and what it says about where Australia’s economy is headed.

Inflation has risen again, and the markets are already tipping interest rates are likely to increase next week in response.
Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright explains what is driving the spike in inflation and what it says about where Australia&rsquo;s economy is headed.

‘Numbers, numbers everywhere’: Interest rate rise likely, but what does it all mean?

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Two Americans have now been killed by federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis in less than three weeks.

Their families say they were sweet, passionate people who could not sit back and watch while masked men snatched members of their community off the streets.

The US government, meanwhile, calls them “domestic terrorists” who should not have intervened while agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - known as ICE - tried to do their work.

Former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have described the situation as “a watershed moment in US history”.

Today, North America correspondent Michael Koziol is on the ground in Minneapolis.

Two Americans have now been killed by federal agents on the streets of Minneapolis in less than three weeks. Their families say they were sweet, passionate people who could not sit back and watch while masked men snatched members of their community off the streets. The US government, meanwhile, calls them &ldquo;domestic terrorists&rdquo; who should not have intervened while agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - known as ICE - tried to do their work. Former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have described the situation as &ldquo;a watershed moment in US history&rdquo;. Today, North America correspondent Michael Koziol is on the ground in Minneapolis.

Beyond the Alex Pretti video: On the ground in Minneapolis

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Why are Aussies investing in ETFs (and what are they)?

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