Financial Planner Blog

How has the COVID-19 pandemic changed financial planning?

The global COVID-19 pandemic hit the world hard, fundamentally affecting how we learn, work, play and even invest.

WILL THERE ALWAYS BE AN AGE PENSION?

With all of the talk about the need to be self-sufficient in retirement it’s not surprising that many people assume that the...

WHAT REALLY DRIVES INTEREST RATES?

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the major trading banks may play the most visible role in setting interest rates, but in many...

APRIL ECONOMIC UPDATE

Outlook for Investment Markets While equity markets have generally recovered from their coronavirus-affected lows in late March, the...

YOUR HEALTH AND WEALTH DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

There isn't a single person in the world who hasn't been impacted by COVID-19. As new case numbers start to slow in Australia, so too is...

THE UPSIDE OF A DOWN MARKET

Most people view share market downturns as unequivocally bad events. Suddenly, hard earned savings aren’t worth as much as they were...

DOES THE VALUE OF THE AUSSIE DOLLAR AFFECT YOU?

You might think that only importers and exporters pay attention to the value of the Aussie dollar, but movements in the exchange rate...