How much deposit do I need for a property?
What does it cost to buy a property? This is a great question! We have all heard the Australian dream is to own a home, so what deposit to we need to make the dream a reality? To answer the question, there are two checks the banks look at when they assess you if you […]
How much do I need to start investing?
I had no idea what investing was or where to start. I had some savings but wasn’t sure what to do with them. After meeting with Josh and running through different ideas that would suit my needs, I learnt about investing and got excited about making my money work for me. I discovered that just […]
What Is Superannuation, How Does it Work & Why is it Beneficial?
It is super common (don’t mind the pun) to see millennials not caring much about their super! Why’s that you might ask? Well I put it down to them thinking, “this isn’t our money”, or “we can’t use this for ages, so this is tomorrow’s problem”. Yes you probably can’t access it for 30-40 years but when that time comes you will be kicking yourself that you didn’t consolidate your super funds, review your investments, made additional contributions or in fact just started treating it like it is your money- because it is!
Monday Market Madness 27th November 2017
The Australian market followed buoyant global markets higher last week. The Reserve Bank of Australia released minutes of its November board meeting which showed policymakers warning of “considerable uncertainty” about how quickly wages growth and inflation might pick up. This is despite the labour market performing more strongly than the central bank had expected over the past year. The market, however, shrugged off the central bank’s concerns over weak wages growth and soft inflation.
Monday Market Madness 20th November 2017
Last week saw the Australian market down with the ASX 200 index falling back below 6,000 points early in the week after disappointing leads from offshore. The market failed to recover throughout the rest of the week, impacted by weaker than expected economic data.
Monday Market Madness October 30th 2017
The Australian market was modestly higher last week but was largely unaffected by a weak September quarter CPI reading.
