It has been a turbulent start to the year with Australia beginning the recovery process from the tragic bushfires followed by the threat of a global pandemic with cases of... read more →
While interest rates remain at historically low levels in many parts of the world, including Australia, thousands of mortgage holders have enjoyed lower repayments; but interest rate movements mean different... read more →
The 2015 investment landscape could resemble the plot of The Hunger Games, where investors face a changing and unexpected environment that requires multiple talents and smarts to emerge victorious. Expectations... read more →
The 2015 Budget made sweeping changes for individual taxpayers and families with its focus on improving the economy. Car expense deductions The Budget has introduced new modernised methods for calculating... read more →
The third quarter of 2014 saw markets continue to recover from their early weakness at the beginning of the year, despite a flat start in July. North American and Asia... read more →
The Australian dollar has been accused of inflicting all sorts of economic ills as it traded above US$1 for most of the past three years. People would be forgiven then... read more →
Financial planners are paid to worry. We are professional worriers not just your average amateur worriers. We have taken worrying to a new level and made it almost an art... read more →
Australian growth The Australian economy remains in very good shape, both in the context of its own historical performance and when compared to other developed economies. Very few developed nations... read more →
Global growth slowed in 2013 but there are signs that growth could rebound in 2014, led by the developed economies of the US and Europe. However, it is not clear... read more →
China’s new leaders, President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, seem determined to rein in China’s investment boom to prevent a speculative bubble and to strike a better balance between... read more →