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The Markets - are we on the right track?
Over the last month we have seen some significant volatility across our investment markets, the Australian Market has dropped approx. 9% since the middle of July, but we are seeing solid daily gains and more stability in Australia than we are in the US and Europe. Comments by AMP Economist Dr...
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Greetings,
Whilst there has some fluctuations in the markets over the past few weeks, the general feeling of “nervousness” is easing. Below is the Australian Market over the past 2 years and we can see the start of the recovery in late 2009, the we had what is generally being called GFC 2 around May 2010 and...
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Personal income tax cuts
The Government announced that they were not making any changes to the current personal income tax rates other than to add the previously announced flood levy for one year commencing 1 July 2011. This flood levy will apply to taxpayers with a taxable income of $50,000 and above.
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The first and sometimes only retirement income plan that comes to mind for the average investor is interest only. Interest only is just what it sounds like: you are invested in interest-bearing investments and whatever interest you earn is the money you spend. This is a simple strategy, but it isn't as easy to implement as you might imagine.
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Having a good understanding of an investor's risk tolerance is crucial to any successful advisor/client relationship. It is also a key component of any good investment policy statement. Investment advisors usually explore things like age, size of investment portfolio, expected retirement date and future earnings and financial obligations to...
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