by orange_office | Jan 31, 2023 | Weekly Updates
The latest headline inflation figures announced recently for the period to December were higher than expected. This is important because it affects interest rates. They in turn affect most aspects of the economy – home loan rates, business borrowing costs, employment...
by orange_office | Jan 24, 2023 | Weekly Updates
The holiday season spending is done. For families the back-to-school costs for the kids are biting now. The school fees will be due soon. The finances are tight. High inflation has made it tougher than usual. However, with a bit of luck, the financial pressures should...
by orange_office | Jan 17, 2023 | Weekly Updates
As noted last week 2022 was a very disappointing year for investors. The typical diversified investment portfolio lost about eight per cent according to research firm Lonsec. The main cause of the problems was the fastest interest rate increases since 1994 to combat...
by orange_office | Dec 20, 2022 | Weekly Updates
Christmas brings forward the topic of gifting and Australians are wealthy people. According to the Credit Suisse World Wealth Report we have the highest median wealth per adult of any country in the world. The Report says there are 2,177,000 US dollar millionaires in...
by orange_office | Dec 13, 2022 | Weekly Updates
It’s been a challenging year for investors. Whether they are younger people accumulating and growing assets, workers with growth-focused super funds, or retirees managing their retirement funds, it’s been difficult and unpredictable. The average diversified investment...
by orange_office | Dec 6, 2022 | Weekly Updates
Residential property values have fallen around ten per cent on average in the capital cities. Losses have been less in the Central West. However properties appear unlikely to provide much capital gain over the next couple of years while interest rates remain high....
