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What is a “Tracker Mortgage”?

A report from a government committee has suggested that Australian Banks be forced to issue “Tracker Mortgages” (Aust Financial Review…

3 weeks ago

Early Retirement – Be careful what you wish for…

I once wrote an article titled “A funny thing happened on the way to the cemetery”. When the pension was…

4 weeks ago

Question of the Week: Inter-generational financial support

How best to deal with the worry of inter- generational issues…? In my email last week, I posed the question…

1 month ago

Let’s Start a Conversation…

I spent time with long term clients and even longer friends over the weekend. Here was one part of the…

1 month ago

2024 The Year Ahead

There are things that can be taken as almost certain this year – so let’s plan for them. On the…

3 months ago

The Melbourne Cup Rate Rise – Why Did it Happen, What Does it Mean for YOU?

This time WHY matters. The 3-year bond rate in the US is 5.30%, the 10-year bond rate 4.65%. The 3-year…

6 months ago

Interest Rates Have Peaked

“The balance of risks now favour the prospect that the RBA is now on hold” - Bill Evans (The Australian…

9 months ago

Well, that was a surprise…

Should it surprise us that 100% of economists on Monday became only 70% of economists by Wednesday? I will carefully…

12 months ago

The end of this interest rate cycle..

It is with a reasonable degree of confidence that I can say that interest rates have peaked (Bill Evans: The…

12 months ago

An open letter to Banks on behalf of my clients.

I am always open to opportunities with new lenders for my new to bank clients. Under BID (Best Interest Duty) my obligations…

1 year ago

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