Rick Maggi

25 October 2020

Strategy, Shares, Superannuation, Investing, Educational

Investing or gambling?

Rick Maggi

25 October 2020

Strategy, Shares, Superannuation, Investing, Educational

Are we jumping into the market with a realistic plan and the view that we are investing for the long-term? Or are we essentially downloading an app to try our luck on some shares?

Rick Maggi

8 October 2020

Federal Budget, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Investing, Pensions, Property, Real Estate, Small Business, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Taxation, Wealth Accumulation

Federal Budget: What it means for you and the markets...

Rick Maggi

8 October 2020

Federal Budget, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Investing, Pensions, Property, Real Estate, Small Business, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Taxation, Wealth Accumulation

Federal Budget: What it means for you and the markets...

A detailed summary of Federal Budget 2020, and how impacts on you and the financial markets…

Rick Maggi

30 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Market/Economic Update, Monthly Newsletter/Snapshot, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

Vanguard Market Commentary

Rick Maggi

30 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Market/Economic Update, Monthly Newsletter/Snapshot, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

A clear, concise economic and market update from Vanguard Australia…

Rick Maggi

15 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Shares, SMSF, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

Is the stock market divorced from reality?

Rick Maggi

15 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Shares, SMSF, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

Is the stock market divorced from reality?

A 3-minute read and assessment of the current state of the stock market, from Dimensional Fund Advisors….

Rick Maggi

11 September 2020

Coronavirus, Economics, Educational, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

Envisioning a post-pandemic future...

Rick Maggi

11 September 2020

Coronavirus, Economics, Educational, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

The American mathematician Claude Shannon famously established a lower bound for the number of possible moves in a typical chess match: around 10120…

Rick Maggi

3 September 2020

Economics, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Investing, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Newsletter, Real Estate, Shares, SMSF, Socially Responsible-SRI, Strategy, Stimulus, Superannuation, Trusted Advice, Wealth Accumulation

Market Outlook Q&A

Rick Maggi

3 September 2020

Economics, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Investing, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Newsletter, Real Estate, Shares, SMSF, Socially Responsible-SRI, Strategy, Stimulus, Superannuation, Trusted Advice, Wealth Accumulation

AMP’s Dr Shane Oliver does Q&A (a worthwhile article)…

Rick Maggi

20 August 2020

Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Goal Setting, Investing, Shares, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation, Wellbeing

A beginners guide to long-term wealth...

Rick Maggi

20 August 2020

Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Goal Setting, Investing, Shares, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation, Wellbeing

A beginners guide to long-term wealth...

It's often said that starting out early on one's investing journey will deliver good long-term results…

Rick Maggi

3 August 2020

Gold, Currency, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares, Investing, Financial Advice, Financial Planning

Gold & the US dollar...

Rick Maggi

3 August 2020

Gold, Currency, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares, Investing, Financial Advice, Financial Planning

With the US dollar down, and gold and the $A up, what does this mean for investors?

Rick Maggi

7 July 2020

Economics, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

Economic stimulus...but how will we pay for this?

Rick Maggi

7 July 2020

Economics, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

Economic stimulus...but how will we pay for this?

It's a natural question about global policymakers' multitrillion-dollar efforts to prop up economies and markets against the monumental threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rick Maggi

30 June 2020

Educational, Economics, Investing, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

US Presidential Election: Implications for investors...

Rick Maggi

30 June 2020

Educational, Economics, Investing, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

US Presidential Election: Implications for investors...

An interesting read for both investors and political junkies…

Rick Maggi

23 June 2020

Educational, EOFY, Financial Planning, Investing, Pensions, Real Estate, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Superannuation, Strategy, Taxation

EOFY: Time to take stock, why costs matter...

Rick Maggi

23 June 2020

Educational, EOFY, Financial Planning, Investing, Pensions, Real Estate, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Superannuation, Strategy, Taxation

EOFY: Time to take stock, why costs matter...

Maybe its just me, but all too often, perhaps in the drive to achieve better investment results, fee considerations seem to fall off the agenda somewhere along the line…