Finance
A generational guide to minimising tax throughout life
13 November
Tax isn’t just a yearly chore — it’s a lifelong consideration. From your first job to retirement, understanding how to manage your tax obligations can make a significant difference to your financial well-being. Each stage of life presents...[Read More]
Understanding debt: The key to conquering It
13 November
Confronting debt can be an overwhelming and stressful experience. Balancing daily living expenses while keeping up with loan repayments is a challenging task that can affect both your financial and emotional well-being. Nevertheless, with a...[Read More]
Investment markets and key developments – Weekly market update 07-11-2025
13 November
It has been a weak start to November, a supposedly seasonally strong month for global shares. Over the week, US shares have fallen 1.6%, with consumer discretionary stocks leading the losses, driven by weakening labour market data. Tech stocks...[Read More]
Interest rate cuts might have less impact than thought
13 November
Changes to interest rates could have less of an impact on household spending than traditionally thought, which means the Reserve Bank might have to hike or cut harder to achieve its aims. Despite the RBA hiking interest rates in one of its sharpest...[Read More]
No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike
13 November
Property prices grew at the fastest rate in more than two years following the federal government’s expanded deposit guarantee scheme kicking in, but there is not enough evidence of a direct link between the two, housing experts say. Home values...[Read More]
RBA bigwig reveals how economy can escape slow lane
13 November
Whether Australia takes the road to prosperity or stays in the slow lane depends largely on fixing productivity, according to a top Reserve Bank official. Australia’s economy faces three possible paths forward, RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser...[Read More]
Consumers feeling merry in time for a Christmas splurge
13 November
Australian households are optimistic about their economic prospects for the first time since the start of an inflation spike almost four years ago. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index climbed above 100, meaning optimists...[Read More]
Economy heads for first major test since RBA rate hold
13 November
Job figures are set to take centre stage as economists continue to mull whether borrowers have seen their last Reserve Bank rate cut this cycle. In the first major piece of economic data since the RBA left interest rates on hold last week, the...[Read More]
From conversation to collaboration: How your relationship with a financial planner evolves
6 November
Financial planning is more than numbers, spreadsheets, and investment returns — it’s about people. It begins with a conversation about your goals, dreams, and challenges, and often grows into one of the most trusted partnerships in your...[Read More]
Jump in forecast inflation clouds interest rate hopes
6 November
The Reserve Bank has drastically lifted inflation forecasts after admitting its last estimate was off the mark, likely ruling out rate cuts until late 2026 at the earliest. Released as its monetary policy board held interest rates steady on Tuesday,...[Read More]
Investment markets and key developments – Weekly market update 31-10-2025
6 November
US shares rose over the week, despite a fall later into the week. The meeting between Trump and Xi went well (although markets were probably expecting something better), there were positive US earnings numbers despite some disappointment in tech...[Read More]
Fresh RBA forecasts spell bad news for borrowers
6 November
The Reserve Bank of Australia has drastically revised up its inflation predictions in updated economic forecasts as it held the cash rate steady at 3.6 per cent on Tuesday, reducing the likelihood of further rate cuts. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: * Dec...[Read More]
The worrying trend that could put an end to rate cuts
6 November
In the shock inflation print that scared the Reserve Bank off cutting interest rates at its latest meeting, two items gave governor Michele Bullock particular cause for concern. After the central bank kept the cash rate steady at 3.6 per cent on...[Read More]
Borrowers denied cup day rate cut in odds-on decision – RBA leaves the cash rate at 3.6 per cent
4 November
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held interest rates steady after a surprise surge in inflation potentially spelled the end of the cutting cycle. Borrowers now face the possibility of the central bank’s next move being up rather than down, after...[Read More]
Volatility and the value of time in the market
30 October
Market volatility is a normal — and often uncomfortable — part of investing. Share prices rise and fall in response to economic data, company earnings, geopolitical events, and investor sentiment. When markets swing sharply, it can tempt even...[Read More]