While the government will reduce the amount of money you can put into super from 1 July 2017, the good news is that you could still take advantage of opportunities before the financial year ends. The Australian Government’s May 2016 Federal Budget proposals and several subsequent modifications to its plans around super reform passed through both […]
You may have heard about the tragic loss of Pat Cronin, son of Matt and Robyn Cronin (part owners of Tailored Lifetime Solutions). Pat died on Monday the 18th of April, 2016. A Funeral Service to honour the life of Mr Patrick John Cronin, will be held at Whitefriars College, 156 Park Rd, Donvale on […]
Vale – Patrick Cronin You may have heard about the tragic loss of Pat Cronin, son of Matt and Robyn Cronin (part owners of Tailored Lifetime Solutions). Pat died on Monday the 18th of April, 2016. Below is a message from Matt and Robyn: “It is with the heaviest of heaviest hearts that we have […]
In view of the recent market ups and downs, if you’re an investor, you might be thinking about pulling out of higher risk investments, such as shares, and transferring them to lower risk investments, like cash or term deposits. But if you’ve just started your investment journey, you might not be aware of how investments […]
Due to an obsession with Taylor Swift and then The Carpenters I decided I needed to have a Carpenters’ CD with the full Burt Bacharach medley they performed in the early 1970s. So I went to Amazon and found that it was only on a Japanese Carpenters’ Anthology CD which would set me back $US150 […]
ATM Tampering has become an increased method of Fraud. Here are some information and tips to follow when using ATMs. What is ATM Card Skimming? ATM card skimming is a method used by criminals to capture data from the magnetic stripe on the back of an ATM card. The data is then transmitted wirelessly to […]
Uncertainties regarding the emerging world and specifically China and the US Federal Reserve’s much talked about first interest rate hike have continued to result in volatile share markets over the last few weeks even though most have not made new lows for this downturn.
Whenever there are sharp falls in share markets like recently, there is a temptation to wonder whether we are seeing a re-run of the last major crisis. Fortunately, the conditions today are very different to the run-up to the global financial crisis (GFC) which originated in the developed world, notably the US. The developed world […]
The Australian economy remains in a difficult period as the mining boom unwinds. Non-mining activity has bounced back but is far from strong enough to offset the headwinds coming from the mining downturn. This note looks at the outlook for growth, interest rates, profits and what it means for investors.
All major share markets have been sold down heavily over recent days. The correction on equity markets has also been accompanied by ongoing falls in the price of commodities and emerging market currencies. Since the beginning of August, Australian shares are down 12%, with losses of 10% to 12% recorded across the United States, Europe […]