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Evolving from Perfection to Success - True Financial This year’s US Open will be Serena Williams’ farewell from the game of tennis. A recent article in Vogue by Williams explained her thinking behind the decision. She wasn’t retiring as much as evolving to something else, she explained. She wanted to have more children and being 41, a professi...

2022 Q2 June Quarter Review - True Financial Economic Overview The major theme from Q2 was the swift upward movement of interest rates to combat inflation, along with the implications for economies, sharemarkets and bond markets. Two of the three Central Banks that may have been considered laggards up to this point, the US Federal Reserve and....

How Much Do I Need To Retire? - True Financial It’s one of the most vexing finance questions there is. While it seems like a straightforward one, it’s really a question that only invites further questions. Not about the money, but about the person or persons who are retiring. There will never be a one-size-fits-all pot of money. Primarily be...

The Blind Leading the Blind - True Financial On the 4th of August, CommSec, Australia’s largest online broker released a statement. It began: The limits on trades without a cash deposit are changing from 04 September, 2021. In light of recent market volatility, CommSec is changing trading limits to help protect our customers and minimise ri...

2021 Q2 June Quarter Review - True Financial Economic Overview Attention turned to vaccinations and reopening economies in the second quarter of 2021, by the end of the quarter over 3 billion vaccine doses had been administered globally. There are now strong indicators of a robust and lengthy economic expansion ahead. Around the world there ar...

Inflation or Not? - True Financial From pooches to second-hand cars, to homes in regional areas, to ground beef in the supermarket. Everyone has a story about how their money is buying less. Eight years ago, you could get this good girl delivered to your front door for $1300. Today, or more precisely back in January, she went for $79...

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Election Result Irrelevant, but Vital - True Financial It is a week out from the US Presidential election. We’ve deliberately avoided the election until the very last moment. Why? Its lack of importance. We hear ‘this is the most important election of our lifetime’ almost every election. On some issues, maybe it is. When it comes to investing, it ...

COVID-19 Update - True Financial April 10, 2020 Welcome to our latest COVID-19 update. Firstly, some positive news. Locally it has been encouraging to see compliance with the government’s social distancing rules. We’ve been in regular contact with overseas colleagues in the US and New Zealand. It’s pleasing to hear people und...