News articles

"What we know about the global financial crisis is that we don't know very much." (Paul A. Samuelson)

With daily news headlines persistently negative towards asset values, you could be excused for thinking: How can we contemplate investing in anything at the moment?

Investing is a long-term process. Ignore the noise and stick with your plan.

Where can you put your money to make it work for you? It goes without saying that income generation is a very difficult task at present – particularly when you are attempting to stop any further erosion of your capital.

The lower Australian dollar may be good for tourists coming to Australia, but not so good if you want to travel to many popular destinations overseas. Rather than going abroad, take the car and explore the enchantment of your own backyard.

Daily media reporting on the financial crisis makes it difficult to see the big picture.

Avenue's new website provides tailored information and tools to assist in meeting the needs of our clients and advisers.

Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don't quite know how to put our love into words. [Harlan Miller]

There are winners from a lower exchange rate.