On the 1st August 2012 Vanguard reduced fees for seven of its wholesale investment trusts. Fund growth (for reasons noted above) and a commitment to maintaining low costs saw investors benefit through[...]
The latest results from the independently researched Standard & Poors Index Versus Active (SPIVA) Australian scorecard reinforce how difficult it is for active investment managers to generate bett[...]
Keep Us Informed Many insurance policies include extra benefits such as partial payments for specified injuries, the ability to apply for new cover without medical underwriting following a significant[...]
Money can’t buy you happiness. You hear this all the time, but is it true? The association between money and happiness is being increasingly examined by academic research. In 2010 a study by Princet[...]
Be it ongoing banking woes in Europe, declining property prices or the slowdown in the resource sector, in many cases the financial media continues to paint a bleak picture of the investment environme[...]
With 30 June 2012 only a few weeks away we have put together a list of some of the key end of financial year actions to consider. Please contact us up you would like to discuss any of these points in [...]
Consistent with tradition, on the second Tuesday in May the Government released its 2012 Federal Budget. Some of the key announcements are summarised below. Please note many of these changes are still[...]
History shows investment inflows (people buying) are highest after periods of strong performance and outflows (people selling) peak after periods of poor performance. In other words investors tend to [...]
Currently individuals and families who hold private health insurance generally receive a 30% Government rebate on the premiums. From 1 July 2012 the eligibility for this rebate will be income tested a[...]
‘And you thought 2011 was tough?’ So went the headlines in December as media and market pundits, reflecting on a miserable year, saw no respite for investors in 2012. But markets have a fu[...]