Risk and How to Manage It
If you keep an ear out on the investment world, you will hear a lot said about risk. But many people do not really understand risk, so this week, as…
Risk and How to Manage It
Rentvesting
Australians like to move home. Especially young Australians. According to the 2016 census data, while almost 20% of Australians moved house in the 12 months prior to the census, Australians…
Some Assorted Budget Tidbits
This week, we thought we take a look at some of the smaller changes to superannuation that will be of interest to many of our clients. Minimum Pension Super Withdrawals…
Bad News Can Be Good for the Economy
A driver has two routes to head home after work. Both are exactly the same distance, will take exactly the same time and will use exactly the same amount of…
Will Increasing Interest Rates ‘Fix’ Inflation?
Unless you are an avowed cyclist, you will probably have noticed what is happening to petrol prices at the moment. They are up. Way up. Prices in most parts of…
The Need for Insurance
Our heart has been breaking in recent weeks over the massive floods affecting so much of Queensland and NSW. If you or someone you know has been affected, please know…
Why do we call it the ‘Reserve Bank?’
One of the most prominent players in the Australian economy is the Reserve Bank of Australia – or the RBA. Amongst many other things, the RBA makes the news each…
How to Find Yourself Singing in the Rain
Last week we discussed how the Governor of the Reserve Bank Phillip Lowe recently recommended that home borrowers ensure that they have a ‘buffer’ against the time when interest rates…
How to Think Like an RBA Governor
Last week, the Governor of the Reserve Bank Phillip Lowe gave a speech at the National Press Club. As is the tradition, at the end of his set speech, he…
Some Good News about Covid-19 and Life Insurance
And now for some good news. If you hold a life insurance policy in Australia, policy will almost certainly include health events that are caused by Covid-19. This is especially…