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Preparing your home for sale
14 November
Preparing your home for sale in Australia requires a mix of strategic planning, maintenance, and marketing savvy. The process is a multi-faceted journey that encompasses both practical and aesthetic elements. Taking the time to optimally prepare...[Read More]
Welcome to our October “Keeping in Touch”
1 October
The markets continue to âclimb a wall of worryâ to borrow from Warren buffet. While Global shares contributed more growth to portfolios last year, Australian shares seem to be contributing more this year. It is another reminder to stay...[Read More]
Some useful tips to grow your superannuation
27 June
Retirement is a period most people eagerly anticipate. Itâs that wonderful stage of life when you can finally unwind and spend your time as you please. You can even spend retirement focusing on the businesses youâve been planning and have put...[Read More]
Actors, writers, voice artists call for urgent AI laws
5 June
Artificial intelligence technology could be used to mislead Australians and steal creative work from artists and writers, a union has warned, while calling for laws to prevent its misuse. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance issued the call on...[Read More]
Welcome to our May “Keeping in Touch”
7 May
Famous investor Warren Buffet, has a saying that âMarkets climb a wall of worryâ: markets go up and down, but over the medium to long term, they go more up than down. When the news is negative and there is fear being spread, Buffetâs approach...[Read More]
Investment expert warns prices ârollercoasterâ possible
14 March
Global inflation may fall back to target more quickly than expected in the near term but could then rebound higher again because of geopolitical fragmentation, the low-carbon transition and other supply shocks. Thatâs the thinking of BlackRock...[Read More]
Protect what you have
4 January
People strive hard to accomplish a variety of goals during their lifetime, although thereâs nothing more significant than being able to spend quality time in the company of family, friends and loved ones. Indeed, investing in relationships gives...[Read More]
19 Tips for your best life after retirement
21 December
Have you ever thought about life after retirement? If you have, you most likely think about the best things in life: a happy family, good health and wealth. The only way to make this dream retirement a reality is to have the right retirement...[Read More]
âInadequateâ: MPs admit tech knowledge does not compute
15 November
Australian politicians have admitted they do not know enough about technology despite being increasingly asked to legislate on the emerging threats of the digital world. After contacting 24 MPs from the last parliament, the Australian Strategic...[Read More]
Farmland most âtightly heldâ itâs been in a generation
18 October
Australian farmland is more tightly held than it has been for a generation and prospective buyers are carefully reassessing purchasing decisions, according to a new report. The Rural Bank Australian Farmland Values Report is the longest-running...[Read More]
Welcome to our October “Keeping in Touch”
3 October
Articles this month cover a range of themes that are central to our lives today. Itâs often been written that itâs the psychology of sport or of investing thatâs most important in achieving goals. When volatility and uncertainty abound,...[Read More]
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 âŚ. 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]