Key global trends – equity rally continues The global equity market recovery continued into June, reflecting a lift in some economic indicators as social distancing restrictions eased and investors remained confident that central banks will keep monetary conditions extremely easy. The influence of U.S. monetary stimulus...
[vc_empty_space height="15"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1592446190082{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;background-color: #1fa1b0 !important;}"]The end of the financial year is fast approaching and there’s a great way to help you save on tax while boosting your super plus a few other handy tips. For most, the 2019/2020...
On Monday 23 March 2020, the Australian Federal Parliament passed two coronavirus economic stimulus packages, worth $17.6 billion and $66 billion. Subsequently on 30 March 2020 the Government announced the JobKeeker package, a new wage subsidy plan, and on 2 April 2020 a package...
Why managing our emotions leads to better investment outcomes. Behavioral Science: An Overview Classic economics assumes that investors are rational — that they incorporate available information to determine appropriate probabilities and to optimize their investing decisions. But, what you may not realize is that 95% of us use...
Volatility is an inherent feature of financial markets, so it is important to look through the noise. Markets can be subject to periods of event-related volatility, from events such as economic uncertainty, monetary or fiscal policy changes and geopolitical tension, and can cause investor confidence...
What changes are being made? On 23 October 2019, the Federal Government introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures) Bill 2019, which proposed amendments to deny the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) main residence exemption for foreign residents with effect from 7:30 pm...
Despite a likely improvement in the global economic outlook in 2020, this note explains why the $A may well slip further next year – due to an unwinding of the recent iron-ore price boom, $US strength, and local quantitative easing measures by the Reserve Bank....
The Power of Less Downside - The 80:60 Case Study The power of compounding is profound and well understood. What is less understood is the power of managing your downside. Too often we focus on the upside potential without due attention to the downside characteristics of...
Many people don't think twice about insuring your car, with the average premium being about $1,239 per annum in NSW (according to mozo.com.au). The value of the asset that you are protecting is probably going to half in value in the first five years, the...
Upsize your super with downsizer contributions People aged 65 or over may be eligible to make additional super contributions of up to $300,000 per person from the proceeds of the sale of their home from 1 July 2018. These are known as ‘downsizer contributions’ and they...