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05 Jan 2022 Review and 2023 Investment Outlook

Posted at 14:55h in Australian Market, Economy, Financial Planning, Global Markets, Investments, Property, Wealth Creation by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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What happened in 2022? The COVID-19 pandemic finally started to become endemic in 2022, though it continued to cause issues in China. Despite this, the past year has been challenging for investors due to various factors. Inflation rose significantly in 2021 and continued to increase, largely...

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05 Jan Home Price Slump Continued in November

Posted at 12:42h in Economy, Property, Wealth Creation by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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The slump in home prices continues After surging by 28.6% from their pandemic lows early this year to record highs on the back of record low interest rates, home prices are continuing to plunge on the back of the fastest surge in interest rates since the...

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16 Sep Three reasons why this property downturn will likely be different

Posted at 10:51h in Australian Market, Financial Planning, Property, Wealth Creation by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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“This time is different” have been described as the four most dangerous words in investing by Sir John Templeton. But there is good reason to believe this Australian home price downturn cycle will be different. Most assets (cash is an obvious exception) benefited from the...

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12 May Federal Budget 2021

Posted at 15:19h in Australian Market, Business, Federal Budget, Financial Planning, Property, Superannuation by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Last night the Federal Treasurer, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg MP, delivered his third Federal Budget. Here's a summary of some of the announcements that may impact you. Summary On the personal taxation front, the proposed changes include an extension to the low and middle-income earner tax offset...

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01 Dec Tech Talk : Property Investing PART 2

Posted at 12:00h in Financial Planning, Property, SMSF, Wealth Creation by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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In part 1 of this series, we talked about investing in residential property (you can view the post here) now we take a better look at the other side of property investing, commercial property. Commercial property includes office buildings, warehouses (industrial), shops (retail), childcare and hospitals...

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30 Nov What if ‘Working From Home’ saved you $300k

Posted at 16:31h in Financial Planning, Property by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Covid-19 has certainly changed a few aspects of our daily lives and non more so than how we work. According to a study from Roy Morgan, over 4.3 million (32% of working Australians) have been 'working from home' (WFH) since the start of the pandemic...

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26 Oct Tech Talk : Property Buying/Investing PART 1

Posted at 10:55h in Financial Planning, Property, SMSF by Michael Sik 1 Comment

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Investing in property is a huge decision and can be very costly if you get it wrong. The first decision you need to make is: "Are you buying a home to live in or are you buying it as an investment?" We will be breaking...

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13 Dec TECH TALK: First home loan deposit scheme introduced

Posted at 15:49h in Financial Planning, Property by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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Key Changes Legislation has passed that allows eligible first home buyers to purchase a house with as little as a 5% deposit via the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme.   The Government has released consultation papers that provide more detail on how the scheme is intended to operate. The consultation...

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08 Aug Event: Power of Property

Posted at 10:47h in Financial Planning, Property, Uncategorized by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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With spring season on the horizon and conditions looking like they are turning a corner. There has not been a better time to start thinking about building a property portfolio.  We've teamed up with 9 other industry experts to help you become a property nerd...

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24 Sep Australian Mortgages – Should we be concerned?

Posted at 01:26h in Financial Planning, Property by Michael Sik 0 Comments

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There’s certainly been no shortage of headlines recently around the Australian housing market, mortgage lending, and supposed impending credit crunch. While headlines can draw attention to important matters, they can also be sensationalised to capture the reader’s attention; distracting and creating confusion around what is really...

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