Year of the dragon – Happy New Year!
Wow it is February 2012 already and 6 weeks have now passed since the start of the New Year. If you’re like most people, this is about the time where the strength of those New Year resolutions, made so enthusiastically a few weeks earlier, is tested. 2012 is the Chinese year ...
Nurse reveals the top 5 regrets people make on their deathbed
What a remarkable set of words about the importance of living a life true to yourself and true to the plans and goals you want to achieve. I found this today during my facebook and twitter readings and just had to share it - these are not my words but WOW!! - ...
Outlook for 2012
I am sharing this video from Dr Shane Oliver Chief Economist at AMP Capital Investors about what to expect from the economy and markets in 2012. A good overview on the Aussie Dollar, Share Market and Property markets.
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Any questions with regards to your current setup and ...Saving the Eurozone – Market Update
Today we have seen the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates by 0.25% to 4.5% which is good news for those with mortgage debt and makes it a little more challenging for those with money in a bank account trying to maximise income return. In October we saw a rebound ...
All I want for Christmas..… Is to survive it debt free!
With the holiday season fast approaching, it’s tempting to throw out the year’s careful planning and budgeting to splurge in the name of Christmas. But getting into the Christmas spirit doesn’t mean you have to go into debt. Follow these tips to emerge in the new year debt free. Set a cash ...
RIP Steve Jobs
Those clients who I work with on an ongoing basis know my 'mac' fetish with my iPhone, iPad, Macbook and iMac all assisting streamline with how we do business on a day to day basis. This Stanford graduation speech Steve presented in 2005 resonates with the financial life planning approach we ...
Strap In or Jump Out?
What has happened? So many have heard about the happenings in the financial markets over the last few months from the news reporting but here is a quick recap: Equity markets have fallen Risk related currencies such as the Australian Dollar have weakened Corporate bond spreads have generally widened Market Interest Rates have fallen ...
Latest Market Update – 8 August 2011
Recent market volatility has begun to raise concerns of another global financial crisis. We look at what has caused recent market movements, and what this may mean for Australian financial markets in the future. Quick fix for the long term After weeks of uncertainty surrounding whether the US government would find a ...
Climbing the wall of worry.. the financial markets 2010-2011
The financial year 2010/11 was dominated by some truly dramatic events – from natural disasters in Japan and Australia to political uprisings throughout North Africa and the Middle East and government bailouts in Europe. Optimism of the prospects for global recovery boosted growth assets in the first half of the year, ...
Carbon Tax Impact
The Government has released its comprehensive plan for tackling climate change and secure a clean energy future with the release of a carbon tax. The carbon tax will be payable by around 500 of the biggest polluters in Australia. To assist households with price impacts there will be tax cuts and ...
