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AFIC review: Australian Foundation Investment Company (ASX: AFIC) review and LIC overview

Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd (ASX: AFIC) is one of the most popular listed investment companies (LIC) ever. Kate Campbell and Owen Rask dive into AFIC in this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast.

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Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd (ASX: AFIC) is one of the most popular listed investment companies (LIC) ever. Kate Campbell and Owen Rask dive into AFIC in this episode of The Australian Finance Podcast.

Kate and Owen cover:

  • How Listed Invested Companies (LICs) work
  • An overview of the AFIC LIC
  • Where to buy shares in ASX: AFI
  • How AFIC could be used in a portfolio

AFIC LIC versus VAS ETF (share price only)

This chart compares the AFI share price to Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS). The chart compares price return only.

This is not a recommendation from Kate, Owen or the Rask Team, and neither Kate or Owen hold a position in AFI.

This episode is part of our monthly series where we dive into a share/ETF and provide you with a high level overview. Free free to pitch a company/ETF to us via our Rask Core Community, Twitter or via our question submission page.

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