Last year, we said Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget would be the last before the next election. That was before the Liberal Party shenanigans that now have Mr Morrison as PM and another budget squeezed in as a last gasp pitch to voters. It should come as no surprise that the government has provided tax cuts […]
READ MORE“I feel a great disturbance in the force”
Obi Wan Kenobi wasn’t talking about the yield curve when he uttered these words, but his sense of foreboding has parallels with some of the commentary over the weekend in respect of the dreaded yield curve inversion. Without doubt, you will read and hear about this inversion over the coming days and it will be […]
READ MOREThe Royal Commission – it’s all about trust
After 68 days of hearings, 130 witnesses (one collapse), over 10,000 public submissions and one particularly awkward photo op between Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, we were given the final Banking Royal Commission report. We wrote extensively in May and December last year as the hearings progressed and the horror stories kept coming […]
READ MOREHappy holidays
As we rapidly move into 2019, we’d like to take the opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas, a healthy, happy and prosperous year ahead, and safe travels if you’re getting away over the holidays. Last year we reflected on starting our business which, with the support and referrals from […]
READ MOREBrexit (part II) – we can still be friends
Having recently interviewed my pro-Brexit dad (click here for part I) about his views on the whole Brexit mess and why he voted to leave, I thought I should balance it out with the alternative view from a pro-EU member of the family. But first a brief update – after months of negotiation the UK […]
READ MOREThe good and bad of humanity
Throughout the ages philosophers have pondered the very nature of humanity. From Augustine’s doctrine of original sin through to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s discourse on inequality, the question of whether humanity is innately good or bad has been contemplated, discussed and fiercely debated. In recent times this study of whether we are good or bad, cooperative or […]
READ MOREProperty Market – going, going, gone?
On 16 September 2018, 60 Minutes Australia aired a story warning of the impending crash in housing prices. In the story, Martin North, a data scientist, warned that we could soon see the same impact as the Ireland property bubble here in Australia and that property prices could fall as much as 40%, putting greater […]
READ MOREBrexit (part I) – the view from ‘Middle England’
Having just returned from England to celebrate mum and dad’s golden wedding anniversary (love your work!) I thought it’d be a good opportunity to reflect on another relationship that that’s also been going on for the better part of 50 years but is currently undergoing a messy divorce. Britain entered negotiations to join the European […]
READ MOREIFA Excellence Awards
Finalists have been revealed for the 2018 IFA Excellence Awards which recognise best practice and celebrate independently minded and client-centric advice. We’re delighted to announce we’ve been shortlisted as a finalist in two categories: Best New Licensee Boutique Advice Firm of the Year Regardless of the outcome we’d like to thank our wonderful clients for […]
READ MOREFederal Budget 2018 Snapshot
It was the last budget before we head back to the polls (by May 2019) so it was no surprise to see Scott Morrison handing out a few treats. His job of delivering a ‘pre-election budget’ was made easier by higher corporate tax revenue from stronger commodity prices and higher personal tax revenue from an […]
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