Market summary – October 2016
A bad month for sellers is a good month for buyers. But you would never know from the headlines.
FINANCIAL PLANNING
It’s nice not to work for a bank
It is estimated that as few as 15% of financial ‘planners’ are not aligned with large institutions. A pity: being non-aligned is the only way to be a genuine adviser.
ASIC review of life insurers paying claims
ASIC has recently found that some insurance companies are rejecting up to one-third of life insurance claims. Make sure yours is never one of them.
Share Market Update September 2016
The share market did very little for the month of September. But it was a different story when you expand your horizons a little bit further than that.
Is the full aged pension going to be As Good As it Gets?
Research shows that the aged pension is all we have to look forward to, unless we act now.
25 years of economic growth
Australia’s economy is the strongest in the world. It makes sense to buy a piece of it.
Some good advice that’s boring
The problem with saving is that spending is so bloody easy. Make it harder to spend and watch your savings skyrocket.
Helping adult kids buy homes
Most parents are keen to help their kids buy a home. There are good ways and not so good ways to do so.