The importance of work/life balance to prevent burnout
Dolly Parton once said, ‘Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life’… And we couldn’t imagine a sentence that more perfectly sums up the
January 26, 2023
Finances
Quarterly Economic Update: October – December 2022
Domestic headline inflation is expected to top 8 per cent in the final month of 2022, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia, as consumers ignore higher interest rates and
January 5, 2023
Review of 2022, outlook for 2023
With thanks for the contribution by Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP. 2022 – from Covid to inflation & surging interest rates The good news
December 15, 2022
Why financial success isn’t just a numbers game!
Money, finances, investments… it is easy to see why, logically, financial success could be considered a numbers game. However, real financial success requires much more than just numbers that work.
November 17, 2022
How interest rate changes affect your mortgage
Buying a home is one of the most significant decisions a person makes. In a modern landscape where the ratio of homeowners to renters decreases, the emphasis on making an
October 19, 2022
Quarterly Economic Update: July-September 2022
As geo-political tensions tighten in the Ukraine, economies around the world are reeling from mounting energy prices, soaring costs of living and in a desperate attempt to bring down inflation,
October 6, 2022
6 Steps to a Happy New Financial Year
The new financial year provides an opportunity for a fresh start for your finances. Make this the financial year you get on top of yours… for good! We’ve broken it
August 9, 2022
You can break the pay-to-pay cycle
Now and then, Jodi borrowed $100 from her parents. She’s good for it, and always paid it back, but her situation was not uncommon. 5.9 million Australians live pay-to-pay A
August 2, 2022
A history of home loans
Post-pandemic economic shrinkages coupled with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 have seen inflation spike to the highest level since the Great Inflation of the 1970s. This
July 28, 2022
What is your debt-to-income ratio & why does it matter?
Applying for a home loan can take on almost mystical proportions, with most Australians unsure of just how much money they can borrow. As a result, they often make the
July 22, 2022
Will a ‘baby bust’ send Australia broke?
To stem its then soaring population growth rate, which was widely believed to be crippling economic development, China introduced the draconian ‘one child policy’ in 1979 – a move now
July 14, 2022
Quarterly Economic Update: April-June 2022
The price of a lowly head of lettuce has never been a recognised barometer of the strength of the Australian economy, that is until the media started reporting iceberg lettuces
July 8, 2022