Generation Zers – those born between 1995 and 2012 – are leading the way when it comes to money responsibility and a more flexible view of finance, according to new research. Afterpay has released the Global Gen Z Report: Financial Feels, which has revealed a generation that’s...
Over time we have supplied our clients with a growing collection of tools and resources to help in areas such as COVID-19 relief updates, articles on tax changes and updates, articles to help understand economic changes, calculators for all financial needs, and videos to help...
New mortgage-holders can now get rates for below 2 per cent, as authorised deposit-taking institutions fight for new business. According to comparison site Canstar, the official home loan rate offered by Tasmanian-owned Bank of Us is introducing one-, two-, and three-year fixed home loan rates at 1.99...
Australians should prepare themselves for soaring rental prices once the COVID-19 pandemic passes due to the undersupply of rental properties, a property researcher has said. According to data released by Propertyology’s head of research, Simon Pressley, only four out of 52 major cities and towns have...
As markets continue to be wax and wane due to ongoing coronavirus fears and subdued employment and economic recovery numbers, it seems timely to remind ourselves of the types of behavioural and emotional biases that could lead to potentially risky investment behaviour, and how you can avoid them.
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The Federal Government recently announced the mandatory minimum drawdown rates for retirees with account-based pensions would be temporarily halved in both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years.
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While pausing mortgage repayments may be tempting for those struggling with payments, it may be best to explore other options first to avoid some negative long-term effects. Since March, Pink Finance director Nicole Cannon said the federal and state governments have been releasing billions of dollars...
The fallout from COVID-19 has seen Melbourne property markets fall by 2.3 per cent, making it the worst-performing capital city, new research has shown. Numbers released in June by CoreLogic show that Melbourne has fallen by almost three times as much as Sydney. “The results may be...
Stockmarkets are defying logic. After plunging almost 40% in March, markets have been rallying over the last few months! Why? Is it sustaniable? To solve the mystery one must understand crowd psychology and the virality of ideas. The performance of stockmarkets, especially in the United...
In light of recent laws passed this month, many clients will need to review their estate planning to ensure their will adequately explains how superannuation and insurance payments should be dealt with.
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He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.