
Investment markets move in cycles and looking back over our recent newsletters it shows the path from crisis to the beginnings of a recovery.
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Each asset class performs differently each year. Sometimes shares are winners, sometimes property, sometimes bonds. Even cash is sometimes the best place to be.
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A 2008 survey by the Public Trustee found that 54% of residents in NSW do not have a Will.
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The last thing you need if you are sick is money worries. In the words of the doctor who came up with the idea of ‘trauma’ insurance, “a doctor can repair a man physically, but only insurers can repair a patient's finances”.
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How would you like to meet Santa’s reindeers? Everyone knows Rudolf but what are the other eight called?
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At the prestigious 2009 Avenue Annual Chairman’s dinner, Avenue recognised a number of performers for their special achievements during what was a particularly difficult year for the Financial Planning industry.
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Last issue our lead article explored the emerging ‘green shoots’ of recovery. The big question is – "Do these shoots have good roots?”
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Charles Darwin said that it is not the fastest or strongest who survive but those who adapt the best to change.
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When asset prices are jumping all over the place it is easy for investors to get sidetracked with current valuations and forget all about the income.
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"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." (Erica Jong)
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