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Welcome to our June “Keeping in Touch”
6 June
It is with sadness that I write of Kerrie moving on to another job in a different type of work …. but where her cheerful, caring approach is sure to continue helping everyone whom she meets. Kerrie has contributed immensely to our team over almost...[Read More]
Pathway to budget balance littered with tough calls
26 April
Cost of living relief must be temporary and targeted and cash splashes shelved if the federal government is serious about taming inflation and returning the budget to balance in the next 10 years, new PwC analysis shows. Modelling by the major...[Read More]
Final Aust coin featuring Queen released
14 December
Since ascending to the throne in 1952, six portraits of Queen Elizabeth II have appeared on the back of Australian coins. But next year, a new design featuring the late monarch will be released for the final time. Nearly three months after her death...[Read More]
Welcome to our December “Keeping in Touch”
6 December
As 2022 winds down, we look back on a watershed year: in many areas of life, we have perhaps come to turning points: The low inflation environment turned towards the highest inflation since 1990 in Australia (over 7%) and since 1982 in the US...[Read More]
Welcome to our November “Keeping in Touch”
1 November
We hope that you and your families are well. Much of this month’s news is related to the Budget, which aims to help with the expected slowing of the economy. The sharemarkets have already priced in much of the expected downturn in the economy,...[Read More]
Budget good, but more needed: business
27 October
Peak business groups have hailed the Albanese government’s first budget as careful and cautious, but warn hard work lies ahead to shore up the economy. Business Council chief Jennifer Westacott said the Labor economic blueprint made the...[Read More]
Families remember Bali victims 20 years on
5 October
When Kevin Paltridge’s son Corey was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings, the devastated father turned to other Australians whose children had died suddenly to try to cope with his own loss. He quit his job as an airline supervisor and went to...[Read More]
Welcome to our October “Keeping in Touch”
3 October
September has seen a return to falling markets – both shares and bonds. The recovery in July and the start of August was short-lived. Normally bonds are expected to rise when shares fall, however they have fallen together – very seldom has this...[Read More]
Now is the time to myth-bust investment truisms
4 October
Tom Stevenson, Fidelity International, 3 Oct 2022 For pretty much all of my working life, we have been able to hold onto a handful of truisms about investment. Expressions like ‘time in the market not timing the market’ become investment...[Read More]
Welcome to our March “Keeping in Touch”
1 March
We hope that you and your families are well. Our thoughts and prayers are with all who are being impacted by the floods and storms ... may support be close when you need it. Although further afield, the people of Ukraine are front of mind as well....[Read More]
A 2021 Budget Update from Financial Springs
12 May
Attached is a good summary of the budget highlights, without the politics. I've highlighted the points that stand out as most important to our clients and your families. Some points: It's been suggested that the extra home care packages...[Read More]
Welcome to our December “Keeping in Touch”
1 December
What a year it has been … one in a hundred or more … literally! Last night’s “Australian Story” on Channel 2 told of the devestation of the 1918–19 Spanish Flu. On the positive side, the courage of the many who put themselves in harm’s...[Read More]
Welcome to our September “Keeping in Touch”
1 September
We hope that you are keeping safe and healthy - that this Spring is genuinely re-freshing for you and your families. The pandemic and associated restrictions have meant working harder to maintain relationships: arranging "What's App" or "Zoom"...[Read More]
Welcome to our September “Keeping in Touch”
1 September
We hope that you are keeping safe and healthy - that this Spring is genuinely re-freshing for you and your families. The pandemic and associated restrictions have meant working harder to maintain relationships: arranging "What's App" or "Zoom"...[Read More]
Welcome to our June “Keeping in Touch”
2 June
We hope that you are keeping well and that as restrictions relax you remain safe and healthy. The troubling scenes from the US, the virus possibly out of control in some parts of the world – Brazil, Russia, India (despite strict lockdowns) –...[Read More]