03/11/2023
What's New in November 2023
If you live near where we live, then for the past month or so you would have seen local homes being ‘decorated’ with fake cobwebs, skulls and crossbones and carved out pumpkins. Personally, we think the best use for a pumpkin is a nice thick soup. But maybe Halloween can serve another useful pur...
05/02/2023
What's New in February 2023
Australia’s death rate remains the same as it has always been. We get one death each. The problem is, very few of us know when our death will come. What is also certain is that we will know people who die before us. This is a quick guide to what to do if someone you love dies. ...Read more
09/08/2022
What's New in August 2022
Last week we discussed the two ways that investments make you money: through capital growth and through an income return. This week, we thought we would do a bit of a deep dive into income return. ...Read more
09/05/2022
What's New in May 2022
If you keep an ear out on the investment world, you will hear a lot said about risk. But many people do not really understand risk, so this week, as something of an antidote to the politics dominating the airwaves, we thought we would spend some time talking about it. ...Read more
06/02/2022
What's New in February 2022
If you hold a life insurance policy in Australia, the good news is that your policy will almost certainly not exclude health events that are caused by Covid-19. This is especially the case for policies that pre-date 2020, but is also almost always the case for policies that you took out before you b...
06/12/2021
What's New in December 2021
Continuing on with the covid theme, this week we discuss something that we are hearing anecdotally about life after Covid restrictions in general and, for the unlucky ones among us, lockdowns in particular. Many people are simply struggling to get their mojo back. ...Read more
10/10/2021
What's New in October 2021
For most Australians, University is not free. That said, few Australians pay their Uni fees upfront. Most pay them via a loan scheme. This loan must be repaid when your income reaches a certain level. But a question sometimes arises: should you repay the debt sooner? ...Read more
03/09/2021
What's New in September 2021
While privately-traded cryptocurrencies are becoming more well known, they are unlikely ever to be used as ‘money’ in Australia. To understand why, it helps to understand what makes money, money. ...Read more
02/07/2021
What's New in July 2021
You will often hear it said that the family home is a tax-free investment. This reflects the fact that there is no capital gains tax paid on your principal residence when you sell it. But capital gains tax is only part of the story. There is more than one way for tax to be incurred, and an often-ove...