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…
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…
It was a great financial year for markets. Although things looked a bit shaky in September and October 2023 it was in early November that the markets perked up, and…
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…
Our first chart in this update shows the 12 month returns for some of the major markets that investors generally have exposure to. (we use these common exchange traded funds…
Way back in 2016 the government introduced a provision in their Superannuation Reform Package that allowed tax payers to carry forward any unused concessional super contributions. We commonly call it…
The 2023 Budget is out now, although most of the detail had been well telegraphed over the last few weeks. The forecast for the 2023 financial year is that the…