Insights & Tips

If you’ve paid off your home, have a healthy stash of super and take an overseas holiday each year, you’ve made it financially. That’s the view of many Australians according to recent research.

Key points

• Despite continued volatility, 2019 is likely to be better for diversified investors than 2018 was.
• Watch the US trade war, the Fed, global business conditions indicators, Chinese growth, politics and the Sydney and Melbourne property markets as well as the upcoming Australian Election in May 2019.

So you ready to buy your first home? Congratulations! This is one of the most important decisions of your life and one that needs to be executed with great care.

We’ve all had the feeling. You step off the plane from Bangkok still buzzing, images from your holiday flitting through your mind - the Parthenon, Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower. 

Will you be a honeymooner, a go-getter or a relaxer?

The first year of retirement is one of transition in which you will need to adjust to major changes that can bring big rewards.

Many younger Australians are joining the Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) movement. Is it right for you?

When you’re starting out in the workforce and building your career, retirement can seem like a long way away.

The parts of the world where people live longest may hold the key to the fountain of youth.

While talking about money is not the most romantic way to spend an evening, it's worth putting some time aside to explore shared goals and the way you manage your money as a twosome.