In 2017 Australia experienced national rainfall 8% above average. While rainfall on a national basis was much higher than normal, the downfalls were concentrated to the west. In much of eastern Au[...]
Bitcoin, Xerocoin, Litecoin, Zcash, Dash etc otherwise known as Cryptocurrencies seem to be everywhere at the moment. So what are they? A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that uses [...]
Psychologists have long studied decision making and how the human mind works. In partnering with clients to assist in the journey of making smart financial decisions here are a few of the biases whi[...]
Can you pick the best performing asset class over the next 12 months? Follow the link below to see the best to worst performing asset classes over the past 30 years and see if you can pick the be[...]
Albert Einstein apparently responded ‘compound interest’. In a world where we increasingly expect instant responses and short term results (whilst worrying about how our children/grandchildren w[...]
It’s easy to understand the benefit of investing in Australian equities given the long history of dividends, tax benefits (via franking credits) and our familiarity with household names including th[...]
A fundamental attribute for being a successful investor is the virtue of patience. This is having the patience to focus on achieving your long-term goals and sticking to your portfolio’s target [...]
There are times in our lives when the need for gaining specialist professional advice may seem particularly critical. And for many super fund members, this is one of those times. Numerous members of S[...]
In looking back at the major news events during 2016 we thought it worthwhile to reflect on how the media affects markets and investor expectations and emotions. US election in November 2016 – l[...]
2016 has seen some major news events (Brexit, the US election) which increased short term volatility in equity markets around the world. Despite the recent volatility, market returns over the last 12 [...]