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In a month characterised by shifting sentiments and global economic resilience, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), at its second meeting for the year, opted ...
It’s been hard to escape the news that the Federal Government has passed legislation to amend the controversial ‘Stage 3 tax cuts’ due to come ...
In February, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held steady on the cash rate at 4.35%, a move widely anticipated by market participants. Reflecting on the ...
After finishing 2023 on a strong note, momentum continued in equity markets. Australian equities rose further in January with a 1.2% lift, taking the 3-month advance to 14 %. ...
The ‘January effect’ is a well-known phenomenon among economists and psychologists alike. Regardless of market realities, consumer optimism and share prices often see a temporary ...
Clients often ask us how they can help their kids build wealth faster and share ideas or strategies on becoming more financially savvy, earlier in ...
In its final meeting of 2023, the Reserve Bank of Australia Board left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% despite concerns that inflation could remain above the 2 ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate to 4.35% in response to a resilient job market and domestic demand, with inflation moderating slower ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) chose not to lift rates at the September and October meetings, giving itself more time to assess the impact ...
Despite rising interest rates, the low availability of housing stock and demand for residential property has seen steady price growth across capital city markets in 2023, ...
Investor sentiment turned in September with inflation data suggesting there were risks of further interest rate hikes ahead to cool ongoing consumer price pressures. This ...
July’s CPI result was 4.9%, slowing from 5.4% in June, which cemented expectations of a pause in interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered, ...
In early July, the RBA surprised markets by not raising cash rates. Despite expectations for an increase in August, the lower June inflation (CPI) saw ...
The RBA raised the cash rate to 4.1% in June, the highest level since 2012. Surprisingly, they paused rates in July, but another rate hike is expected ...
As households absorb the impact of 12 consecutive interest rate rises and a slowing economy, it’s increasingly clear the pain is not being felt evenly. ...
The RBA raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1% in early June, the second increase since April. Global equity markets had a mixed performance ...
In April, global developed equities saw a slight positive tone, rising by 1.8%, with Europe ex-UK being the standout performer. Australian equities rose by 1.9%, with banks ...
In March, global equity markets rose after a tough February. The main themes during the quarter were concerns about peak inflation, a possible peak in ...
Over the years we've met a lot of people early in their professional career, who want to invest to build wealth, but don't need our ...
It’s that time of the year when we make new financial goals and promise to leave bad habits behind. Whether it’s failing to ...
Homeowners face plenty of tough choices in challenging economic times. House prices are falling across the country, auction clearance rates are down 15% on the same ...
After the turmoil of previous months, markets took a more positive tone in July with both bonds and equities posting solid gains. A key driver ...
The property market has been front and centre in the lead up to the Federal Election, after the RBA raised interest rates by 0.25% in April, ...
Keen property investors have been watching the phenomenal growth in the Australian property market over the last year and asking: How long can it last? ...
Despite ongoing COVID waves, equities had another stellar year. Re-opening helped REITs and infrastructure in particular. However, supply chain problems caused pockets of excess demand ...
Summary With high equity valuations and slowing global growth, markets are in a mood to be worried, and September provided them with plenty of opportunities. ...
Summary July saw markets continue to worry about the global growth outlook. Some key readings of economic activity in June were lower than in previous ...
Being in the advice business for 20 years, we’ve learnt a lot about what motivates people to seek good advice, and how much bad advice ...
Summary May was something of a consolidation month for most asset classes. Global investors have been grappling with the trade-off between the benefits of stronger ...
Budget 2021-22 follows on from the last Budget’s theme of getting Australia through the pandemic and promoting economic growth and employment. The Australian economy ...
Global interest rates have been trending down for years. In the wake of the global Coronavirus pandemic central banks are expected to continue to keep ...
On Feb 26, 2021 the final report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was presented outlining 148 recommendations. The report was subtitled Care, Dignity ...
Summary 2020 began off the back of a big global equity rally, with a few geo-political concerns, but no inkling of the havoc that COVID-19 was ...
In our recent article - What will Covid-19 mean for property prices? - we spoke to property expert and FMD partner, David McMillan at Performance ...
Coronavirus has brought widespread upheaval and uncertainty to most sectors of the Australian economy and the property market is no exception. With life interrupted for ...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to seriously impact individuals, businesses and communities across Australia. To support the economic recovery, the Government is extending and further tailoring ...
Useful links × Some useful website links relating to COVID-19 Australian Government Department of Health – facts and resources regarding COVID-19 Treasury – key economic response to COVID-19 ...
Summary January was a dramatic month for the world economy and financial markets, starting with hostilities between the US and Iran and ending with fears ...
Summary December closed out 2019 on a positive note with equities, bonds and commodities all rallying as key economic data steadied and the US and China ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia and the Government may be lamenting the fact that lower interest rates and personal tax cuts haven’t had the ...
Super regulations are always changing - there have been 43 legislative and regulatory changes in Self-Managed Super alone in the last five years! (1) While super may ...
Updated on 31st July 2019: Since this interview, the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points in June and again in July to ...
The Summary May was not a good month for global equity markets. The prime source of concern was the escalating trade dispute between the US ...
The Summary In March, the world’s financial markets continued coming to grips with the implications of the sudden slowdown in global growth in recent ...
18 May 2019 Update: With the Federal Election victory now confirmed for the Liberal–National coalition, we no longer need to plan around changes to franking credits, ...
Investing in property through a Self-Managed Super Fund (SMSF) is a popular option for many people. However, recently tightened bank lending and increasing ATO regulation ...
The Summary 2018 was a year in which global investors significantly reduced their appetite for risk in the face of slower than expected growth, a tightening ...
In their Retirement Income Report based on a survey of 7,305 Australians over the age of 40, Australian research firm, Investment Trends, revealed that only 46% of Australians ...
The Summary October saw the most significant pull-back in global equity markets since 2015. A wide range of issues contributed to this, including the US/China “...
The Summary Following a strong rally in August, September proved to be a mixed month for world financial markets, with a modest retracement in a ...
For most Australians, purchasing a home is one of life’s greatest milestones. Unfortunately, it also marks the beginning of one of life’s biggest ...
There comes a time when the kids move out, you’re ready to travel or you’re getting older and the family home starts to ...
To use a well-worn sporting analogy, the 2017/18 financial year was a feature of two halves. The Summary The first half: 2017 saw a general swing among ...
Many people are not aware of the full costs of buying a retirement village unit, particularly some of the extraordinary costs that only come into ...
The ‘January effect’ is a well-known phenomenon among economists and psychologists alike. Regardless of market realities, consumer optimism and share prices often see a temporary ...
Despite the downturn in residential property prices in Sydney and Melbourne, buyer behaviour indicates that many Australians still believe that an investment property is all ...
What do Australian couples really argue about? Research shows finances are one of the leading causes of marital conflict in Australia, with 34% of respondents saying ...
A move into aged care raises many complex issues that can be confronting and difficult to navigate. Both emotional and financial challenges can be faced, ...
More research is coming to light that raises serious questions about the long-term investment performance of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Recent analysis reported in the ...
It is hoped that a rise in interest rates on investment loans will act as a disincentive and cool speculative investment in the property market. ...
While the Australian banking system came through the crisis relatively well and interest rates remain positive, the RBA’s latest cut sees us adopting a ...
The recent rate cut was anticipated by the overall market, but perhaps not this early in the year. A cut of 25 basis points is a ...
There may not be a formula for creating health, wealth and happiness, but nearly two decades of providing personalised financial advice to clients across Melbourne, ...
There are now more and more online tools and apps available to help you take care of the tedious tasks associated with managing your money. ...
Dear FMD, I have been thinking about purchasing a second residential investment property, and my friends suggested that I can use my super for a ...
You don’t need to know much about the investment market to know that Australia is experiencing high property prices in its major cities. In ...
It comes as no surprise that we’re paying much more for property today than any generation before us. With housing prices surging in Australia’...
Wondering if self-managed super is for you? FMD Director and Financial Adviser, Mike Reynolds, answers common questions about SMSFs. Who is the ideal candidate for ...
No debt is good debt - a popular principle our parents were taught, our politicians regularly preach and one many of us aim to apply ...
In Summary March 2014 proved to be a relatively benign month for investment portfolios as conflicting market outcomes neutralised diversification. In particular there was an unexpected ...
With change on the horizon, early preparation and sound financial advice has never been more important to managing aged care with confidence. From July 1, 2014, changes ...
SMSFs are increasingly growing in popularity, ten years ago they made up for 12 per cent of total superannuation – now that figure is at 30 per cent. ...
