by orange_office | Mar 20, 2024 | Blogs
Share markets in the US, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and Australia have all recorded new all-time highs this year. They have since eased back slightly but are still close to record levels. Is this a time to be wary about a possible coming market slump? A slump...
by orange_office | Mar 13, 2024 | Blogs
Superannuation is a tax-sheltered investment option that allows people to build savings faster. There are tax concessions when they contribute, on the earnings in their account, and when they retire. Super is especially attractive to people in the later stages of...
by orange_office | Mar 6, 2024 | Blogs
On 1st March the All Ordinaries Index of Australian share prices closed at a record high, above 8,000 points for the first time. That was a gain of around fourteen per cent over the last three months, though only eight per cent over the last year. Should we go...
by orange_office | Feb 27, 2024 | Blogs
Bank deposits currently offer around five per cent interest. That is much more than a couple of years ago. However there is a fundamental reason why investments in property and shares will always earn higher returns over the long term than fixed deposits: if they...
by orange_office | Feb 20, 2024 | Blogs
Superannuation has many tax advantages. There are concessions when people contribute, on the ongoing earnings in the fund, and when members retire. However, there can be a nasty tax surprise for some beneficiaries after the retiree passes away. The cost could run to...
by orange_office | Feb 13, 2024 | Blogs
When inflation took off in 2021 the Reserve Bank knew it had a major project on its hands to get it back down to the 2 to 3 per cent target range. Its ultimate aim, several years later, would be to achieve an economic “soft landing”. That now looks likely. Inflation...
