Australian investing, made clear
Start investing with confidence —
not confusion.
There are hundreds of ETFs and no shortage of opinions. ClearOrigin cuts through the noise with plain-English explanations of how investing in Australia actually works — the concepts, the trade-offs, and what things really cost — so you can understand your options and take the first step on your own terms.
Free, no account required. General information only — never personal advice.
How we make it clear
Three promises that shape everything we publish.
Plain English, always.
No unexplained jargon, ever. If a technical term has to appear, we define it in the same breath.
Fees in dollars, not %.
A percentage is hard to feel. We translate it to an annual dollar cost on an amount that's real to you.
Education, not advice.
We explain options and trade-offs so you can choose with confidence. We never tell you what to buy.
Our signature device
A fee written as a percentage is hard to feel. So we turn it into dollars.
Every ETF on ClearOrigin carries the same plain-English fee translation — “about $18 a year per $10,000 invested” — so you can compare like-for-like, in a unit you actually live in. Try it below with an illustrative yearly fee of 0.18%.
A 0.18% yearly fee works out to about $18 a year per $10,000 invested.
A rough guide based on the headline fee only. Other costs (such as brokerage or buy/sell spreads) aren’t included.
Illustration only — not a real fund or its actual fee.
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