If you have children or grandchildren it would be smart to offer them some explicit advice about retirement – don’t expect to rely on the government. In recent years there have been changes and forecast changes that really should have younger generations focussing on how they’ll be providing for themselves in old age. Despite what […]
You may have noticed oil has been a consistent theme this year. Not because we’re predicting where it may go, or even have any interest in the price (beyond how it impacts us at the pump), but because the price fall lured plenty of financial forecasters out from under their rocks to tell us all […]
Economic Overview Major economies took varying paths in the first quarter of 2015. While the US Federal Reserve prepared to raise interest rates, central banks elsewhere continued to add further stimulus as they looked for economic growth. The US Federal Reserve responded to an improving US economy by signalling it would raise interest rates from […]
With low interest rates continuing to heat up some property markets around Australia there seems to be an ever increasing number of real estate spruikers or “property specialists” (as they’re calling themselves) coming out of the woodwork to push their wares. Just this week we received a snazzy email from a slick looking company offering […]
Ever heard the saying “a lie gets half way around the world before the truth puts it pants on”? Well, when it’s a financial lie and it’s being repeated often enough by lazy journalists, a lie can do a few laps of the world before the truth puts it pants on. The lie in this […]