06 Nov No Guarantees, No Protections
Another week, another warning it seems. In the financial world nothing sounds better than an investment with the words ‘guaranteed’ or ‘protected’ attached to it. And usually there’s nothing more mi...
Another week, another warning it seems. In the financial world nothing sounds better than an investment with the words ‘guaranteed’ or ‘protected’ attached to it. And usually there’s nothing more mi...
This year’s Federal Budget had plenty of cuts and very few goodies for an election year, as the Government looked for further savings. From an investment perspective there’s little of note, especially as most of the superannuation...
You may have caught wind of it, but if not, this will probably be your final warning. Inactive bank accounts are about to be scooped up by the government for safe keeping. May 31 is the date to remember and the time frame...
When all sides of politics agree on something (other than a pay rise for themselves) it’s worth paying attention. Last week Liberal, Labor and the Greens all supported a Senate inquiry in to the Australian Securities and Investmen...
While there are plenty of people rejoicing over lower interest rates at the moment, the conservative investor is quietly mumbling under their breath. Conservative investors who’ve long stuck to term deposits and high interest savi...
Investing in any in shares, fixed interest or real estate comes with the obvious risks of the fluctuations of those markets. At some time prices will fall and so will the value of your investment; this is a given as no investment consis...
Warren Buffett has released his annual newsletter and like every year it has some important reminders on how easy investing can be – if you keep it simple. Buffett uses real estate investments he’s made to draw a link to pointlessly worr...
According to Australian bank communications I’ve received recently there’s been an increasing trend of fraudulent email applications for fund withdrawals on behalf of individuals and businesses. These requests are happening when email acc...
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One of the interesting things about a financial crisis is how people respond in the aftermath. The Global Financial Crisis had its roots in the US housing and mortgage market. Fraudulent behaviour from lenders and some ve...