Last night’s Federal Budget delivered the most significant tax changes to property and investment in more than two decades, particularly around capital gains tax, negative gearing and discretionary trusts. These…
The year 2025 made some very handy returns for investors. With a tail wind from interest rates cuts in most countries during the year ‘risk assets’ did very well. The…
Here’s a quick, plain-English summary of the main regulations and laws the returned Albanese Labor government is proposing for the new term. (Remember: these are just proposals for now-they’re not…
Another financial year is drawing to a close. Have you done your best financially? Now is the time to go through our check list and see if any of our…
I don’t think anyone was getting too excited by the 2025 budget released yesterday by Jim Chalmers. But here’s a summary of some key points along with our snarky comments,…
The RBA cut rates as expected yesterday. The new Overnight Cash Rate is 4.10%. Banks were quick to announce when they would pass it through to mortgage holders. But are…
Our previous post mentioned some particular asset returns from 2024. We also mentioned the divergence in Bonds, where short rates are coming down, yet long term rates have been going…
RETURNS HAVE BEEN GOOD – EVEN EXCEPTIONAL! Financial market returns in 2024 have been favourable for most sectors, but none more so than crypto. Bitcoin was up 150% during 2024,…
The big news today is the return of Donald J. Trump to as 47th President of the USA. Poll’s had it too close to call. But the betting markets had…
In the world of finance, the relationship between the Official Cash Rate and bond yields typically follows a predictable pattern: when the RBA or the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates,…