2019 Year in Review

2019 Year in Review

A year of highs and lows It was a year of extremes, with shares hitting record highs and interest rates at historic lows. Yet all in all, 2019 delivered far better returns than Australian investors dared hope for at the start of the year.The total return from...
Four financial resolutions to kick start the new year

Four financial resolutions to kick start the new year

The dawn of a new year sees many people setting new year’s resolutions such as losing some weight or giving up smoking. Similarly, the beginning of a new year is the ideal time for setting financial goals, and here are four practical ways you can kick your year off to...
Christmas on credit

Christmas on credit

Christmas is a time of giving and receiving, but as we approach this most dangerous time of the year for credit cards, we’d like to give you a quick refresher on the best ways to use your plastic so you don’t end up with a Christmas hangover of the financial kind....
Make this year a financially healthy one

Make this year a financially healthy one

Another year is over – how was it for you? Did you achieve everything you’d hoped? Are you better or worse off financially than you were this time last year? With a new year in front of you, what can you do to make the most of every moment? We’ve put together a...
New Year Financial Checklist

New Year Financial Checklist

As we move towards the end of yet another year and ponder how fast the last 12 months have come and gone, many of us find ourselves thinking about the coming year and our aspirations for the future. Let’s face it, we’ve worked hard throughout the year and now is the...
How much do you know about investing?

How much do you know about investing?

Investing is normally a topic that conjures up images of pin-striped executives and sophisticated financial markets. But, in reality, the act of investing is part-and-parcel of our daily lives; all of us are doing it throughout the day, though we might not consciously...