Feb 18, 2021 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Interest rates, Investing, Property
Houses and units seem easier to understand than many other types of investments. However, it’s important to understand how investing in property works, to decide if it’s right for you. Pros and cons of investing in property Property investment is often...
Feb 10, 2021 | Financial Literacy, Investing
Summary Many of the mistake’s investors make are based on common sense rules of thumb that turn out to be wrong. As a result, it’s often wise for investors to turn common sense logic on its head. The easiest way to avoid many of these mistakes is to have a long-term...
Feb 5, 2021 | Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Interest rates, Investing
COVID-19 has completely, and mercilessly, dictated the direction of economies and financial markets through most of this year. So, as we rapidly approach the end of an extremely unpredictable and volatile year, what’s in store for 2021? It should come as no...
Dec 16, 2020 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Investing
With thanks from Shane Oliver from AMP Capital. 2020 – not what it was supposed to be 2020 didn’t exactly turn out the way we expected. For Australia, the year started badly as severe drought had given way to the worst bushfires on record. But just as the bushfires...
Nov 27, 2020 | Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Investing
In the absence of retail, hospitality, cultural centres and sporting outlets, many of us have gravitated towards new activities to occupy our time during lockdown. For some, this has meant a foray into the world of sourdough and slow cooking, or a deeper dive into the...
Oct 15, 2020 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Investing, Property
COVID-19 remained the big story of the last quarter. Tragically, by the end of September the pandemic had caused over one million deaths. That was up by 500,000 since the end of the previous quarter, and many countries were experiencing devastating ‘second waves’....
