Owen Rask

Owen is the Chief Investment Officer of Rask Invest and Founder of Rask. Since founding The Rask Group in 2017 in the hillside suburb of Upwey, Victoria, Owen has overseen the growth of the Rask platform to over 400,000 investor followers. Today, Owen oversees the Rask Analyst team, which helps more than 4,000 Aussies build core portfolios from ETFs and shares, he hosts Australia’s biggest investing podcast, The Australian Investors Podcast, appears on Rask’s other channels, covering Property, Business and Finance; and leads Rask Education – our education platform which has enrolled over 33,000 Australians into free finance courses. Prior to founding Rask, Owen was an investment analyst at the highly regarded managed funds research business and a writer/analyst for one of the most well-known share market publications. Owen’s formal qualifications include a Master of Applied Finance and Master of Financial Planning from Kaplan Professional, Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems) from Swinburne University of Technology, Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) and Diploma of Mortgage Broking Management. He’s also completed level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program.

Owen Rask's latest insights

How to measure moats

The key is identifying only the strongest companies with the widest moats, then holding on.

Rebalancing

It’s easy and important to rebalance every now and again, but don’t do it too often. Be mindful of your tolerance for risk, tax position and investment time horizon.

Strategy

Here’s a chart (and explainer) that lays down the Rask ETF strategy in a simple – but effective – way.

Scrapping VAF for cash

The Vanguard Australia Fixed Income ETF (ASX: VAF) has been included in the Rask ETF model portfolios for quite some time.

How I Remember What I Read

I estimate I typically read about 20 to 40 pages per hour, with far less recall than Bill — although I’m working on my speed and retention.

How I read

This post explains a little bit about how I read and why. Hopefully, it can help you read better, find the time or just prompt you to reflect on your technique.

3 Investing Myths (busted)

Is investing just gambling? Can women play the sport of investing, too? Let’s bust some myths.