Jobs continue to defy naysayers There are a lot of signs that a recession is coming. Bankruptcies are back with a vengeance. Most of the suite of raw materials and commodities have plunged in price. Transport costs are down more than half. Credit growth is running at 20-year lows. Forward surveys ...

I have never come across a client that has told me that they like paying tax. This article will outline the many ways to take advantage of the tax savings on offer by contributing to superannuation before the end of the financial year.

The US debt ceiling is a recurring distraction. I expect this time to be the same as the last few, based largely on theatre and brinksmanship. However, it is worth touching on the nuances:

In financial jargon, data types range between soft and hard. Soft data consists of surveys and forecasts. Less reliable but usually much more timely. Hard data consists of confirmed results. Hard is much more reliable but arrives after the fact. Successful investment requires interpretation of the ...

This page contains each chart from the latest property market update. See residential real estate for the forecasting methodology. Within all cities, a clear divergence is occurring between houses and units.

Today I want to talk about what the other side of the downturn will look like. Not because I think the downturn is over. In fact, the signs are increasingly pointing towards a continued acceleration of the credit crunch. But, the time to plan your portfolio is not as earnings are being hit and ...

A transition to retirement pension (sometimes referred to as TTR) allows you to transfer part of your superannuation funds into a transition to retirement account and draw a tax-free income if you have met your preservation age or are over 60 and under 65.

Recently in Washington, Joe Biden exercised his presidential veto powers for the first time on a bill that would have banned federal pension fund managers from considering ESG issues for investment and shareholder rights decisions. The Republicans want to stop what they’re calling ‘woke¹ liberal’ ...

This is a repost of an article that we wrote for Morningstar Firstlinks.