Hearing the word safe is an opportunity to assume much more on the sunny side about an investment and the people behind it, than seeing any dark clouds. For some investors “safe” is a face value signal there are no concerns…
Inflation and the response to it by central banks have spooked financial markets recently. It's a challenge markets haven't seen for some time. We offer some thoughts and highlight some things to be mindful of.
Two scenarios where parents transfer their homes and businesses to their adult children, but unexpectedly find themselves having to enter Aged Care. Each party did everything legally, and with the best of intentions, but the complexities with Centrelink were not anticipated.
Marriage is akin to speculating. Expectations are high, but few acknowledge the risks involved. Here we look at why it is good to pause before rushing into certain financial decisions in the aftermath of a divorce.
Do clients draw on Warren Buffett quotes, look at a picture of Winston Churchill or thumb through books on stoicism or Zen Buddhism when markets get tough?
The future presents many possibilities, meaning a range of potential outcomes. We can’t see the future, but we can at least be armed with the knowledge of everything that has occurred previously.
Australia is sitting at record low rates with supposedly transitory inflation. One of the interesting questions to ask is there any precedent of long-term low inflation spiking before dying down again?