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David Olsen

Senior Marketing Manager — Content/SEO

Recent Articles

REITs

What is a real estate investment trust (REIT)?

by David Olsen | Oct 13th 2021

REITs offer investors an alternative to direct property investing by offering exposure to the property market through a listed investment vehicle.

Open-Ended Investment Company (OEIC)

What is an Open-Ended Investment Company (OEIC)?

by David Olsen | Oct 7th 2021

Open-Ended Investment Companies or OEICs are investment vehicles established as companies that are similar to both Unit Trusts and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

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Automatically track Robinhood trades with Sharesight

by David Olsen | Sep 14th 2021

Investors trading with US broker Robinhood can automatically import trades in stocks and ETFs to their Sharesight portfolio.

ETF tax distribution components

Australian ETF distribution components now available for FY20/21

by David Olsen | Sep 9th 2021

Sharesight now has updated ETF distribution component information for the FY20/21 Australian tax year for the majority of ETFs in Australia.

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Track investments in over 100 currencies

by David Olsen | Sep 1st 2021

Sharesight now tracks over 100 currencies, allowing users to track FX holdings and hold investments denominated in a vast range of global currencies.

Join the Sharesight Community

Join the Sharesight Community

by David Olsen | Jun 29th 2021

The Sharesight Community is an exclusive space for Sharesight users to share and connect with like-minded investors who all use Sharesight.

Explaining risk diversification

What is risk diversification?

by David Olsen | Jun 9th 2021

Investors use risk diversification to help manage the risk of their portfolio by spreading investments across different assets and sectors. Click to learn more.

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Stake clients can easily track trades using Sharesight

by David Olsen | May 25th 2021

Australians (and New Zealanders) trading with Stake can easily import their trading history, plus easily sync future trades to their Sharesight portfolios.

Sharesight Release Notes February 2021

Sharesight release notes - February 2021

by David Olsen | Mar 23rd 2021

This month we released our new two factor authentication (2FA) solution. We plan to add an option to trust your device for 30 days in a future release.

How SMSFs can save money with Sharesight

How SMSFs can save money using Sharesight

by David Olsen | Mar 17th 2021

In this article we’ll explore a number of different bundled and unbundled SMSF platform solutions, and compare the benefits and costs of each.

Australian Investors Love Sharesight

4 reasons why Australian investors love Sharesight

by David Olsen | Jan 11th 2021

Sharesight is the all-in-one portfolio tracking tool built for the needs of Australian investors looking to track their investment performance and tax.

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Sharesight appoints Jessica Goodall as Chief Customer Officer

by David Olsen | Dec 8th 2020

Jessica Goodall has joined Sharesight as Chief Customer Officer (CCO) to further improve the customer experience of Sharesight users as we grow internationally.

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Types of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) – explained

by David Olsen | Dec 8th 2020

This article explores the various types of ETFs available to investors, how they differ, and the roles they play in building an investment portfolio.