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An edited article from Money & Life; an FPA
Oct 29, 20185 min read
One income or two?
Living on just one income can be a challenge whatever the circumstances. For singles and couples, with or without children, budgeting for...
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Michael Clarke of COMPASS Lending & Finance
Oct 29, 20183 min read
The Future of Interest Rates
Recently in Australia we have seen the majority of commercial banks raising their variable home loan rates for their customers anywhere...
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Dr Shane Oliver
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Boom turns to bust – falling Australian home prices. How far and for how long and what’s the impact
Property prices in Sydney and Melbourne are likely to see top to bottom falls of around 20% as credit conditions tighten, supply rises...
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COMPASS
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Supporting the farmers
We know that when times are tough, every little bit helps. So we just wanted to let you know that some Personal Insurance companies and...
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Robert de Lepervanche
Sep 10, 20182 min read
Glass half empty or full
In various discussions with friends and colleagues lately it has become even more apparent that we (and by that I mean humans) don’t seem...
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Michael Clarke of COMPASS Lending & Finance
Sep 10, 20182 min read
Dr Dolittle’s ‘Push-Me-Pull-You’
This is the analogy that I instantly thought of when reading a recent September news article from ‘Mortgage Business’. Dr Dolittle’s...
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Dr Shane Oliver
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Investment returns over next five years are likely to slow.
The continuing slide in investment yields across most major asset classes points to a constrained medium-term return outlook. For a...
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James Abela
Sep 10, 20181 min read
Could rising debt spell the end for the fairy-tale bull market?
Reporting season? It seems the winners were global leaders leveraged to grow and win market share.... Read the full article here
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Robert de Lepervanche
Aug 23, 20182 min read
The Royal Commission – Robert’s little rant
Have you ever had the feeling where you really want to say something, but you are not quite sure how to say it, or even what to say. Well...
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By Anton Tagliaferro – Investors Mutual
Aug 23, 20183 min read
Invest using knowledge, not snippets of information
In the last 20 years we have witnessed an explosion in the amount of information that is available thanks to the advent of the internet...
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Courtesy of AMP’s Community & Lifestyle
Aug 23, 20183 min read
9 ways to stop wasting food and start saving money
Australians throw out $8 billion worth of edible food every year. Did you know approximately one in every five bags of groceries bought...
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Dr Shane Oliver
Aug 23, 20181 min read
What happened to all the worries about rising inflation and bond yields? Goldilocks, tariffs, Turkey
The fear of rising inflation and bond yields that dominated investor thinking earlier this year has faded thanks to a combination...
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COMPASS
Aug 23, 20181 min read
How to talk money with Kids
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has released an e-book to help those raising the next generation to have those sometimes...
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Investors Mutual Limited
Aug 23, 20181 min read
We believe income is never ‘out of style’
When investing in shares it is easy to focus on short-term price fluctuations. Then again for long-term investors.... Read the full...
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Michael Clarke of COMPASS Lending & Finance
Aug 23, 20182 min read
Household Budgets and Borrowing Capacity
In the first round of hearings during the royal commission into the ‘Banking and Finance’ industry the spotlight was shone on the...
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Robert de Lepervanche
Aug 1, 20181 min read
Please Help our Farmers if you Can
Often we want to help, but we just aren’t sure how to. I don’t think there would be too many people who would begrudge our farmers at...
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COMPASS
Jul 30, 20181 min read
Is my Super Contribution tax deductible (Section 290 form)?
Last financial year (2017/18) is the first time those who have made a personal contribution to super are able to claim those...
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by Paul Clitheroe - Courtesy of AMP’s Community
Jul 23, 20182 min read
When to charge your kids board
It's not just those aged 20 to 24 living at home - about 5% of people 40 and over are also sharing a roof with mum and dad. I recently...
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An article reproduced from the Amp Journal
Jul 23, 20182 min read
Are you ready for the jobs of the future?
There’s no shortage of breathless predictions about what the workforce of the future will look like. There’ll be robots, seamless video...
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Dr Shane Oliver
Jul 23, 20181 min read
2017-18 saw strong returns for diversified investors – but there’s a few storm clouds around
2017-18 saw strong returns for diversified investors, but it was a story of two halves with strong December half returns but more...
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