Share markets have continued to perform strongly during the first quarter of 2024 as inflation continued to soften in Australia and abroad. The ASX finished another Earnings Season throughout February too which provided …
State of Play – Thrills, Spills and Financial Markets
2024 is shaping up to be an arm wrestle between market economic expectations and realities, company earnings and investor sentiment. The latter became exceedingly bullish across the backend of 2023 as media pundits …
State of Play – Banking Crisis? It’s All About Inflation and Interest Rates
Writing these quarterly articles, I was glad when the worst of COVID was finished. I could only spin how the pandemic impacted your investments so many ways, and it felt good to move …
State of Play – Beware the Santa Rally!
2022 has been a tough year for Australian and global sharemarkets. Yet remarkably, we may well end up pretty much where we started! The ASX was punctuated with dramatic plunges and corrections followed …
Investing is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
We often mention dollar-cost averaging to our clients as our preferred method of investing funds into the share market but it’s helpful to understand exactly what this term means. Simply, dollar cost averaging …
Crypto Winter – A Wild Ride!
We don’t write many cryptocurrency articles. This is because we really don’t understand it. It’s not from lack of trying though – we’ve read books about it, listened to podcasts and tried to …
Work-life Balance – Only You Can Make it Happen!
Another year has swiftly vanished. How was the last 12 months for you? Did you achieve what you set out to do or were you busy with work, leaving little time for yourself? …
State of Play – Rate Rises and Retail Resilience
The last quarter saw large interest rate rises each month, with the RBA increasing the cash rate by 0.5% in each of June, July and August. The sharemarket reacted accordingly (well, at least …
Do You Know How Your Super is Invested?
With the end of financial year behind us, yearly super statements have begun to arrive. This coincides with a ramping up of advertising from major industry funds, shouting from the rooftops about their …
Don’t Leave Your Family’s Future Unknown!
In the world’s current climate, it has become apparent just how quickly and unexpectedly things can take a turn for the worst, leaving many families in difficult financial situations. This article highlights the …