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Charter Financial Planning member
When you’re in your 50s and 60s, you know you’ve worked long and hard for what you’ve achieved in life and probably have a fair idea of how you want to live in your future retirement. But it’s important not to become complacent and ignore the warning signs of not having enough money for […]
Do you catch yourself logging onto Facebook when you’re supposed to be working online, or refreshing the Twitter feed in your smartphone every 5 minutes?
Perhaps you even feel unsettled when you can’t get online to update your status? Don’t be alarmed at your insufficient self-control!
A recently available study by the University of Chicago suggests […]
Mirror mirror on the selfie obsession wall
In 2013, “selfie” was officially added to the Oxford Dictionary. It refers to a person taking a photo of themselves with their own phone or camera.
The idea of taking a self-portrait isn’t really new. It seems since the beginning of time we’ve felt the need to capture ourselves […]
Divorce: A time of change
Whether it comes as a sudden shock or more gradually, divorce and separation brings emotional upheaval to people, and challenging issues with finances and property. Whatever the circumstances, you will need divorce financial settlement advice as the divorce proceedings go forward.
With an expected one in three marriages ending in divorce […]
It’s not unusual that life can be smooth sailing one minute and throw you a curveball the next.
You might be hit with an injury or illness, a reduction in income or redundancy, a separation from your partner, or even a death in the family—all of which can be difficult, emotionally as well as financially.
If […]
Pragmatism and fairness rule
The 2017-18 Australian Federal Budget has much to make it popular. In fact, the goodies make it almost feel like a pre-election rather than a post-election budget. The transformation from the austerity to end “the age of entitlement” of the 2014 budget to the “fairness, security and opportunity” of this Budget […]
The types of debt we have largely depends on our age and stage in life.
For most of us, having debt in some form or another is an inescapable fact of life. And despite its reputation, debt is not necessarily a dirty word.
If managed well, it can be a powerful tool to build wealth, and […]
Key points
Donald Trump’s presidency comes with greater than normal risks. But his policy announcements should improve in quality over time and pragmatic pro-growth policies are likely to ultimately dominate populist policies.
However, the Trump honeymoon with investors is likely over with a short term period of correction/volatility likely to continue in shares, bond […]
looking better despite the political noise
Key points
– 2016 started badly for investors with worries about global growth and deflation. But global growth turned out okay &, despite political events, rising bond yields & disappointing Australian growth, the end result has been a constrained but okay year for diversified investors.
– 2017 is likely to see […]
Identifying market dislocations is something that requires investment expertise
For some investors, volatility matters. When approaching retirement, volatility tends to matter more owing to sequencing risk. In the video below, we assess some considerations for investing in low return world.
Share market volatility is expected to remain elevated
Investment market volatility is essentially triggered by uncertainty around […]
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