Investing

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Emergency interest rate cut (and much more)...

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Emergency interest rate cut (and much more)...

Today, the Reserve Bank of Australia unveiled a stimulus package of measures to “support jobs, incomes and businesses through this difficult period and they will also assist the Australian economy in the recovery.” Read on…

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World Cup of Investing...

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World Cup of Investing...

It’s been a banner year for New Zealand sport, with a world championship win in women’s netball, the narrowest of world cup losses in men’s cricket and an upcoming attempt by the All Blacks to win an historic third consecutive rugby world cup…

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2018-19: A rough ride, but ok in the end...

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2018-19: A rough ride, but ok in the end...

The past financial year saw a roller coaster ride for investors. Share markets plunged into Christmas only to rebound over the last six months. This note reviews the last financial year and takes a look at the investment outlook for 2019-20…

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Uncommonly average...

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Uncommonly average...

Ask a farmer about average rainfall figures and he’s likely to look at you sceptically. Knowing how actual rainfall varies from year to year, farmers will carefully manage their crops and irrigation. It’s a lesson many investors could learn as well…

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And it's on!

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And it's on!

Some might be forgiven for thinking the wheels have fallen off Australian politics over the past decade with the same number of PM changes as Italy, a fractured Senate and “minority government” at times making sensible visionary long-term policy making hard…