Australians love pets. Except me. I'm the only one in my house (*or zoo) who doesn't like pets so please don't judge me. It makes no financial sense to a financial nerd like me to have pets. If you ever take out your spreadsheet and crunch...
After a bumpy 2020, 2021 is already rewriting the record books. From property prices to interest rates, to refinancing – no matter which way you look records are being broken. Today we’ll look at why property market sentiment is riding so high. How quickly things can...
Did you know that according to the 2016 Census there are 8.3 million households in Australia? That is a lot of homes to choose from! I find that most first home buyers get so overwhelmed by the options they take it makes them even more stressed...
Every working environment has the potential to create stress but when you’re running a business, the pressure can be intense. It is not uncommon that with this added pressure, as a business owner, you experience more stress. We sat down with Rachel Clements, Director of...
Move over debit and credit cards; consumers are flocking to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) services. Financial technology companies such as Afterpay, ZipPay and several others allow shoppers to take home their purchases now while paying them off through weekly, fortnightly or monthly payments. There’s no...
Retirement is something we should plan for both financially and logistically, after all we want to be able to have the best retirement possible. If you’re nearing retirement age but don’t want to stop work entirely, there are many options available. One of those options...
Herd behaviour is pretty self-explanatory; it is where you follow others rather than make your own decisions and it is quite common to experience when investing. Herd behaviour is driven by emotions rather than rational behaviour. Often little attention is paid to investment fundamentals as...
There are a number of measures in place designed to support pensioners and retirees through the COVID-19 crisis. Here is a blog that can help you understand some of those measures, but if your require further assistance it is a great time to book your...
Whenever the term financial advice is mentioned it is commonly associated with an individual’s financial goals. Whether you have a ‘list’ as long as your arm of things that you’d like to buy, or perhaps you’ve never really thought about it and just buy what...
One could be forgiven for thinking that most news reporting on the currency market ups and downs are predictable. We are bombarded in the financial media with so many convincing arguments about where the Australian dollar is headed in the year ahead. These forecasts we read...