by Adam Massey | Nov 10, 2017 | Debt, Financial Advice, Financial Tips, Goals, Investing |
Key points Talk of a property crash is likely to ramp up again with signs that the Sydney and Melbourne property markets are cooling. But the Australian property market is a lot more complicated than the crash calls suggest. We continue to expect a 5-10% downswing in...
by Adam Massey | Nov 3, 2017 | Financial Advice, Financial goals, Financial Planner, Goals, Investing, Retirement, Superannuation |
With nearly one in three people planning to save their tax return, have you considered what you might do with yours? This year more than 75% of Australians expect to receive a tax return, with a large portion of the population planning to use the money they receive...
by Adam Massey | Oct 27, 2017 | Debt, Financial Advice, Financial Tips, Goals, Investing |
Key points There is still little sign of the sort of excesses that precede major economic downturns and major bear markets suggesting that (although US shares are overdue a decent correction) we are still a fair way from the top in the investment cycle. Key to watch...
by Adam Massey | Oct 3, 2017 | Financial Advice, Financial goals, Financial Planner, Goals, Investing, Retirement, Superannuation |
Avoid these common money traps to make sure you have enough put aside for a comfortable retirement. When you’re in your 50s and 60s, you know you’ve worked long and hard for what you’ve achieved in life and probably have a fair idea of how you want live in your future...
by Adam Massey | Sep 25, 2017 | Financial Tips, Goals, Investing |
Key points Australian growth bounced back in the June quarter helped by consumer spending, investment and trade. There is good reason to expect growth to pick up further going forward: the drag from mining investment is fading, non-mining investment is looking better,...
by Adam Massey | Sep 11, 2017 | Financial Tips, Goals, Investing |
Key points The key lessons for investors from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are that: high returns come with higher risk; while each boom bust cycle is different, markets are pushed to extremes of valuation and sentiment; be sceptical of financial engineering or...