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Media Watch: Market Update
12/08/2011A balanced view on today's global markets and your investments.
With recent reports on falling markets, it's understandable you'd be concerned about your investments.
Some people are asking whether this volatility is a precursor to another global financial crisis; while others wonder how long we can expect market uncertainty to last.
Getting a balanced view
Globally, the appetite investors have for risk has significantly fallen since late April, which has seen global sharemarkets fall by around 18% (at 9 August AM).
Media Watch: 2010/2011 The Year that was
11/07/2011Planning for Life Media Alert End of Financial Year Edition
05/06/2011A number of key opportunities exist with the end of financial year looming. Below we have outlined some of these opportunities, what criteria you need to meet in order to qualify for this opportunity and what you need to do to take advantage of them.
1. Top Up Your Super with the Help of the Government
Media Watch: To QE3 or not to QE3 by Brian Thomas
12/03/2011To QE3 or not to QE3, that is the question!
Media Watch: Crisis, Bounce, Doubt, Belief by Brian Thomas
04/02/2011
It has now been over three years since the Australian sharemarket peaked in November 2007. So, what's in store for 2011? To put this year in perspective, let's look at how the last three years shaped up.
Media Watch: Floods unlikely to lead to food cost blowout
11/01/2011The extensive flooding across Queensland’s agricultural heartland is unlikely to lead to a cost blowout on fruit and vegetables in coming months, according to one of Australia’s leading economists.
Media Watch: After the flood by Brian Thomas
10/12/2010Australia looks to be in an enviable position on the global stage, with China and then India (in a decade or so) assisting Australia’s vibrant economy to grow dramatically.
Media Watch: Minimum to start SMSFs should be $1 million: Chant
30/09/2010There is little point in starting a self managed super fund (SMSF) with less than $1 million in assets, according to Chant West principal Warren Chant.
Media Watch: Buffett Rules Out Double-Dip Recession
14/09/2010Warren Buffett ruled out a second recession in the U.S. and said businesses owned by his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. are growing.
Media Watch: Australia's Economic Growth Accelerates
03/09/2010Australia remains home to one of the world's best performing economies, with the latest data showing growth is now back to pre-financial crisis levels.
