Economic outlook
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The COVID-19 pandemic remains a major feature on the global stage, although global economic recovery continues, with the JP Morgan Markit Global Composite PMI remaining positive.
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Investing with confidence
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When it comes to investing for a comfortable retirement, could you be your own worst enemy? Here’s how your unconscious fears and biases could impact your financial decision-making – and what you can do to keep them in control.
Read MoreFixed income: Top 10 things you should know
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Fixed income – also known as bonds and credit – is a commonly used type of debt investment.
Read MoreRetirees’ fears and expectations
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For many, the word ‘retirement’ is associated with the idea of extended holidays to far-flung locations or spending quality time with grandchildren. However, there are a range of financial, emotional and psychological fears that are often linked to retirement – and for good reason.
Read MoreHow to help your parents and still save for retirement
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The financial impact of COVID may have cut into your parents’ retirement savings, or perhaps they just simply didn’t save enough to last the distance.
Read MoreNurturing your nest egg
/The current rate of compulsory Superannuation Guarantee (SG) is due to increase to 10% in July 2021. It has been frozen at 9.5% since July 2014 and there have been many arguments for and against increasing SG contributions from the current rate of 9.5% to 12%.
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Three trends driving real estate investments in a post-pandemic economy
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Office real estate is undergoing a fundamental shift, while COVID-19 has accelerated a number of global real estate investment trends, including the continued growth of e-commerce and falling home ownership.
Read MoreWhat financial mistakes have you made?
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Have you made a big financial mistake in the past? One that cost you a lot of time and money to fix?
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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The countries that participate in the OECD include the USA, Australia, France, Germany and the UK amongst other developed economies. There are economic indicators for these countries that are designed to show us things such as the likely path of economic growth. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Composite Leading Indicator is one such measure. Pleasingly, this indicator has returned to the high levels seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe real benefits to retirees of financial advice
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For many, the market volatility of 2020 has been difficult to navigate. Some people only realised that they had too much exposure to risk in their investment portfolio after markets fell dramatically.
Read MoreWhich are you – a saver or investor?
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Whether you are a saver or investor could make a major difference to your lifestyle in the long run.
Read MoreRecovery watch: When will growth return?
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COVID-19 has forced economists to become students of virology.
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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A global economic recovery remains underway as indicated by The JP_Morgan Global Composite PMI which rose 5 points to 52.1 in September.
Read MoreThe cycle of investor emotions
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It is human nature to overreact. When things are going well, we feel that nothing can stop us. And when things go bad, we look to take drastic action. Since emotions pose a threat to our financial health, it is important that we are aware of them.
Read MoreEmbracing the fear
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Sharemarkets are the most volatile they’ve been in the past 20 years. Increased uncertainty, fear, forced and panic selling, as well as reduced liquidity, are all contributing factors to currently elevated levels of volatility.
Read MoreStaying on track
/As human beings, we have a natural preference for things to stay as they are. It’s a tendency psychologists refer to as status quo bias. But in a world where change is a daily reality, sticking to the status quo could mean getting left behind.
Read MoreEconomic outlook
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The world began 2020 much as it ended in 2019. There was growing optimism in the global economy with expectations that the US and China had ‘buried the hatchet’ on trade disputes and the United Kingdom (UK) would be exiting the European Union (EU) in a less disruptive fashion. This optimism lasted until February.
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