What if living life to the fullest wasn’t just an Instagram motto but a financial strategy? In Die with Zero, Bill Perkins flips conventional wisdom on its head, arguing that saving too much is just[...]
Cost of living and persistent inflationary pressures look to continue. If so, this will lead to continued cautious monetary policy and sustained ‘higher’ interest rates in Australia (despite exper[...]
2024 was the year of political shake ups with 4.4 billion people voting in 75+ countries. In the US, perhaps a surprising result with Donald Trump winning in a landslide (predicted by the bookies but [...]
The 2024/25 Federal Budget was announced on 14th May 2024 with the stated aim to assist with cost-of-living pressures and stimulate growth over the long-term. There were no surprises given most of the[...]
After a strong finish to 2023, equity markets continued to push new highs in 2024 on the hope interest rates would reduce earlier than expected. By mid-April sentiment changed to cool the run on the b[...]
The 4th anniversary of COVID is weeks away and 2023 has been eventful. We’ve seen a new war in addition to Ukraine, significantly higher prices of goods & services, inflation at 30+ year highs[...]
The hot topic right now is the combined housing and cost of living crisis in Australia. Property prices, inflation and interest rates move in cycles and as they move higher, we see a widening gap [...]
With media revenue driven by the number of clicks, headlines are becoming increasingly outlandish to lure in readers. As a media consumer of financial news, it’s vital to read media content throug[...]
Given the points raised earlier, more clients are enquiring how they can give their children a leg up in their own financial journey. This may be in the form of helping them buy a bigger home, fundi[...]
The modern day ‘bank robber’ wants to be your best friend. Verify everything. Don’t make assumptions. The scammers are professionally trained experts. Given these risks, many Banks are man[...]