Clean out the cobwebs and freshen up your professional and personal life
September 2, 2024
As the seasons change and the air fills with the promise of renewal, it’s the perfect time to have a clean out—not just for your physical space, but for your life and career as well. Spring cleaning isn’t just about dusting shelves and organising files; it’s about refreshing your mindset, optimising your processes, and ensuring…
Holidaying off the tourist trail
September 2, 2024
When we dream of an overseas holiday, our minds often drift to iconic landmarks, bustling cities, and well-trodden tourist paths. While these destinations have their allure, travel to popular destinations is booming and comes with challenges so there are advantages to venturing off the beaten track and seeking out the hidden gems. Travel is booming…
Insuring against loss of income
September 2, 2024
Protecting income from unexpected illness and injury is particularly important to anyone with a mortgage to service, small business owners and self-employed people with no sick leave available. With income protection insurance, you can be paid some 70 per cent of your income for a specified period to help when you cannot work.i The most…
How do retirement income options compare?
September 2, 2024
Retirement is filled with opportunities and choices. There’s the time to travel more, work on long-delayed personal projects or volunteer your help to worthwhile causes. You also have a host of choices to make when it comes to funding your new life away from paid work including whether you want to set up a pension…
Quarterly Economic & Market Update – June 2024 | Vanguard
August 14, 2024
Our good friends at Vanguard have shared with us their latest Quarterly Economic and Market Update for June 2024. This Quarterly Economic and Market Update covers: To download the Quarterly Economic & Market Update – June 2024 | Vanguard – click here.
Investing Cycles – Lessons from the magnificent 7
August 14, 2024
When it comes to investing in shares, it’s often said that time is your friend. The data shows that investing small amounts consistently over time and riding out the ups and downs of the market by holding onto your investments for the long term can produce a healthy return. Over the past two decades, the…
6th August 2024 RBA Announcement
August 7, 2024
The Reserve Bank Board announced on the 6th of August that it was leaving the cash rate at 4.35 per cent. Please click here to view the Statement by Michele Bullock, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision. With the official rate on hold, we’re watching closely what the banks do with their rates, as some of Australia’s biggest lenders…
Market Movements and Economic Review | August 2024
August 1, 2024
Stay up to date with what’s happened in markets and the Australian economy over the past month. While the anxiously awaited release of the latest inflation data at the end of July, showed an increase, it was in line with economists’ predictions. Given the RBA wants inflation back within a 2-3% target range by the…
When passion is the purpose of investing
August 1, 2024
Investing is often considered best undertaken with a cool head and heart. But for some investors, passion is the whole purpose of the investment. Passion investing is what it sounds like – investing in things you love, non-traditional assets that generally allow you to enjoy ownership while hopefully watching them appreciate in value at the…
Preparing your SMSF for the future
August 1, 2024
What happens to a self managed super fund (SMSF) when a trustee dies or becomes mentally impaired? While these are circumstances that many of us would rather not think about, some time spent planning now could make a big difference to you and your family later. Australia’s 620,000 SMSFs hold an estimated $933 billion in…
Releasing the value in your home
August 1, 2024
Rising property prices have led many people to look for ways to unlock the increased equity in their homes so they enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in their golden years. For most of us, our homes represent the biggest or most significant portion of our wealth. But it’s an asset that can’t necessarily be realised quickly….
Our investment and economic outlook, July 2024
August 1, 2024
Our region-by-region economic outlook and latest forecasts for investment returns. A labour market indicator that has reliably signaled the start of recession could appear in coming months. The Sahm rule (named after the former Federal Reserve economist who identified it) is triggered when the unemployment rate spikes, with its three-month moving average jumping half a…
More high-net-worth individuals are using ETFs
August 1, 2024
By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Why wealthy investors are gravitating towards exchange traded funds. High-net-worth individuals, often referred to as HNWIs, are often linked to investments that are out of the financial reach of most everyday investors. Think of investments with high minimum entry levels, such as certain unlisted funds and hedge funds,…
The potential risks of private credit investments
August 1, 2024
By Tony Kaye, Senior Personal Finance Writer Investors considering private credit income products should closely assess the risks. It sounds like an investment opportunity that’s too good to miss. Earn double-digit annualised return, with income paid monthly. At least that’s how some private credit providers are pitching their products to attract investors eager to capture…
Exciting News: We’re Moving!
July 5, 2024
We are thrilled to announce that the Centaur Financial Services office is relocating to a brand-new space in the Rocket Building at Robina, to better serve our clients. We are proud to have shared our journey from 15 years ago in ‘our shoebox’ at Crowley Calvert and Associates and for the past 5 years at…
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