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How best to Plan Ahead…

With the Reserve Bank likely lifting rates later today – how best to plan ahead. I asked two clients recently…

1 year ago

The “Why” about Rates

Covid came along and no government in the world quite knew how to respond… they planned for the worst. We…

1 year ago

Waiting For The Crash…

I cannot count the number of times in my 25 years of mortgage broking I have heard the “I’m waiting…

1 year ago

Fortnightly…To Be or Not to Be….

Fortnightly …. To Be or Not to Be …. I can tell from the questions I am being asked that…

1 year ago

2023 – Interest Rates – Let the blather begin…

Inflation was slightly higher in December than expected. Inflation kicked off with oil price shocks caused by the Russia/Ukraine conflict,…

1 year ago

Christmas Comes Early

Amidst all the bad news of 2022 comes some good news at last. It is just possible that the rate…

1 year ago

Whatever Happened to Goldilocks?

It wasn’t long ago there was talk of the Goldilocks Economy – not too hot, not too cold. It was…

2 years ago

The Reasons Behind and Lessons from the Past.

What caused the Reserve Bank to move away from its previously stated plans? Namely... they were not going to move…

2 years ago

Westpac Weekly 2nd May – Rate rise predictions

At the April Reserve Bank meeting the governor said he would: Wait for the release of inflation figures – which…

2 years ago

Interest Rates in 2022, an Important Message

I am writing again - to let you know how I think the interest rate scenario will unfold in 2022…

2 years ago

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