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…
Will Increasing Interest Rates ‘Fix’ Inflation?
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…
Welcome to 2022. Let’s start with a huge word of thanks!
As we put pen to paper for the first time this year, much of the country is struggling through an outbreak of Covid. We hope that you and your family…
Should there be strings attached to the bank of Mum and Dad?
The extraordinary growth in the price of housing in Australia leaves new home buyers increasingly reliant on the ‘bank of Mum and Dad’ to get a foothold in the property…
Bouncing Back from Covid
Last week’s article about making good decisions in a pandemic gathered some happy feedback. Continuing on with the covid theme, this week we thought we would discuss another phenomenon that…
Making Good Decisions in a Pandemic
Recently, we came across an article in the Nine/Fairfax press about a family that left the confines of locked down Melbourne to move to unlocked regional Victoria. The family left the city…