Rick Maggi

9 October 2020

Educational, Finance, Financial Advice, Financial Assistance, Financial Planning

Covid: Where do our finances stand now?

Rick Maggi

9 October 2020

Educational, Finance, Financial Advice, Financial Assistance, Financial Planning

Find out just how many Australians are feeling the effects of COVID on their income, savings and how they’re changing their behaviour as a result…

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

5 October 2020

Coronavirus, Debt, Debt Management, Finance, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Financial Stress, Home Loans, Loans, Mortgage, Property

Did you defer your loan repayments?

Rick Maggi

5 October 2020

Coronavirus, Debt, Debt Management, Finance, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Financial Stress, Home Loans, Loans, Mortgage, Property

If you’re one of 900,000 Aussies who deferred their home or business loan due to COVID-19, you could be getting a call from your bank in the next few weeks. Here’s our guide to your options…

Rick Maggi

2 October 2020

Economics, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update

Biden vs Trump

Rick Maggi

2 October 2020

Economics, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update

The US election is only a month away. What are the potential consequences?

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

18 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Financial Planning, Investing, SMSF, Superannuation, Retirement, Wealth Accumulation

Important changes to superannuation...

Rick Maggi

18 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Financial Planning, Investing, SMSF, Superannuation, Retirement, Wealth Accumulation

For better or worse, superannuation rules continue to evolve. However, from July 1, 2020, new rules were introduced making contributing to superannuation in your later years just the little bit easier…

Rick Maggi

17 September 2020

Budgeting, Debt Management, Finance, Financial Stress, Gearing, Mortgage

Lenders getting tough on old borrowers...

Rick Maggi

17 September 2020

Budgeting, Debt Management, Finance, Financial Stress, Gearing, Mortgage

Lenders getting tough on old borrowers...

Australian banks this month started the largest ever customer contact program in the industry's history…

Rick Maggi

16 September 2020

Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Investing, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy

Survey: Investment preferences of the young...

Rick Maggi

16 September 2020

Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Investing, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy

Survey: Investment preferences of the young...

ASX recently published its annual investor study which this year surveyed over 5,000 investors on their investment preferences and priorities…

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

14 September 2020

CFP, Financial Planning Assoc, Financial Planning, Financial Advice

Choosing the right financial advice

Rick Maggi

14 September 2020

CFP, Financial Planning Assoc, Financial Planning, Financial Advice

Whatever your life stage, making the right decisions about your financial situation has never been more important…

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

9 September 2020

Adult children as long term residents...

Rick Maggi

9 September 2020

Adult children as long term residents...

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many young adults have been forced out of work and back into the family home. As the pandemic stretches on, how can you manage the added cost of supporting your children – and help them get back on their feet?

Rick Maggi

8 September 2020

Educational, Economics, Financial Planning, Financial Advice, Investing, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation, Westmount Financial

The trouble with intuition...

Rick Maggi

8 September 2020

Educational, Economics, Financial Planning, Financial Advice, Investing, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation, Westmount Financial

Cognitive bias has been of particular interest to the investing community and long lists of biases – confirmation bias, anchoring, the recency effect and dozens of others – are now the stock-in-trade of beginner investors worldwide…

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)…