by orange_office | May 3, 2023 | Blogs
The Reserve Bank surprised most analysts and raised interest rates another notch last Tuesday. This creates the distinct impression that the Bank does not have confidence that the Treasurer and Government will do enough in the Federal Budget to help control inflation....
by orange_office | Apr 27, 2023 | Blogs
The Australian economy is performing strongly at present. There are widespread job vacancies. Shortages of goods and delivery delays continue, though the holdups are reducing. Yet some economists are talking of a recession ahead. What is the logic? Inflation has...
by orange_office | Apr 19, 2023 | Blogs
Many older Australians eventually reach a time when they need assistance with some of the tasks of daily living. In some cases their needs can be satisfied by carers visiting while they continue to live in their own home. In other cases residential aged care is...
by orange_office | Apr 13, 2023 | Blogs
Super fund members rarely think about how the value of their account is calculated and whether it is accurate. They accept the figure online or in the annual report. Is it accurate? Super funds own different types of investments. Most are traded on a market, with...
by orange_office | Apr 4, 2023 | Blogs
Tax deductible superannuation contributions can be very beneficial as discussed last week. It is also possible to make non-tax-deductible contributions to super. They are called non-concessional contributions and the limits on amounts allowed are much higher. The...
by orange_office | Mar 15, 2023 | Blogs
Last week brought the failure of a three small US banks. This triggered discussion of bank debt problems, particularly how difficulties at one bank could potentially spread to others if it was unable to repay money owing to them on time. Banks are superficially simple...
