In this issue: How to play the Trump card Taking the guesswork out of gifting Count your blessing this holiday season Summer’s here and the countdown to Christmas begins in earnest. After such an eventful year on the global political and economic front, investors will no doubt be looking forward to some time out to…
We’re at that time of the year again: the shopping centres are packed, you’re signing dozens of greeting cards, and little miss/mister has just handed you a ‘wish list’ longer than they are tall. And at the back of your mind, you might be hoping for a treat or two for yourself.
It’s the season of giving and what better way to show love and support to your family than to gift your children or grandchildren some much needed cash.
To say that Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States took the world by surprise is an understatement. Markets hate surprises and uncertainty, so a short-term period of volatility is to be expected. But as investors begin to digest the new policy direction, buying opportunities could arise.
In this issue: Aged care changes and the family home Saving for retirement: the big picture Rise of the robots November is here and as always it opened with the race that stops a nation. But the Melbourne Cup will be eclipsed by an even bigger race today, and that’s the home stretch to the…
Decisions around aged care are always difficult and emotional. From the start of next year they are likely to get even more complex, with both the Age Pension and aged care sectors set for another shake-up.
Forty or fifty years ago, we were all convinced that robots would be the norm right now.
Australians are constantly being told they are not saving enough for their retirement. The argument goes that unless you have enough saved in superannuation you will be forced to rely on the Age Pension. But this is not the whole story.
Just when those saving for retirement thought the rules couldn’t get any more complex, the Turnbull Government has revised some of the key elements of the controversial superannuation reforms it announced in the May 2016 Federal Budget.
‘Million Dollar Shoppers’. ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’. ‘My Shopping Addiction’. ‘Shop ‘Til You Drop’. ‘Haul’ videos on YouTube. These aren’t just entertaining titles, they’re also tacit acknowledgements of our society’s consumerist craze.
In this issue: Super gets a makeover, again Chasing yield in a low interest rate world Affluenza – are you afflicted? October is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: sun, sand and surf are back on the agenda! On the global economic front, it’s the closing stages of the battle for the…
Low interest rates and unsettled sharemarkets make the chase for yield a challenging prospect. And yield is important, particularly for those approaching or already in the retirement phase. Because maintaining capital and enjoying a steady income stream are the two key factors to provide for comfort in the years ahead.
How much life insurance is enough? Australians enjoy access to a strong safety net, with universal healthcare and the new Disability Support Scheme. But will this be enough to protect your family’s standard of living if you or your partner die or become too ill to work? The answer is almost certainly no.
$2.2 trillion. That’s how much Australian households owe right now, according to the latest ABS stats.i Household liabilities grew by $1.2 billion in the last quarter alone. Real household debt per person has risen steadily by around 2 per cent per year, and now sits at around $79,000 per person.ii
Ever heard of the sharing economy? This relatively recent economic trend is also known as ‘collaborative consumption’, the ‘rental economy’, and the ‘gig (or ‘task-based’) economy’. If you haven’t come across any of these terms, you will soon. In fact, you almost certainly know of (or have even used) some of the bigger platforms in…
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