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Suzanne Delbridge spends her days combing through paper-work and comparing numbers, analysing transactions and making valuations. The director of Delbridge Forensic Accounting is looking for clues. In her job, she needs to answer two questions: "Is that all the money there is?". And if not: Where has the rest of it gone?". By Lucy Dean AFR Wealth Reporter Sept 23 2022...
September 30, 2022The riskiest move a first home buyer can make right now
On average each year in New Zealand about 80,000 houses are bought and sold around the country. This is about 4.4% of the total housing stock and means that for the vast majority of people the sometimes large ups and downs of house prices are irrelevant. So why do we pay so much attention to what is happening in the housing market? By Tony Alexander An independent economics commentator 11 Sept 2022...
September 29, 2022Inflation
Lets talk about Inflation On Friday 26th August Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a short, sharp speech that knocked 1000 points off the Dow Jones. The rhetoric was clear - commitment to bring inflation back to 2% goal. "Restoring price stability will require a restrictive policy stance for some time". And on the morning of the 14th of September - we were given another stark reminder of the impact of the stance - 1276 points off the Dow Jones. By Andrew Kelleher Director - JMI Wealth...
September 29, 20223 views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
There is no shortage of tragic events unfolding in Ukraine — from the loss of life to the shattering of international peace accords to the economic damage suffered on all sides of the conflict. But if there is a silver lining to this catastrophe, it may be found among the growing chorus of nations joining to oppose Vladimir Putin’s military aggression....
May 10, 2022Investment discipline does not mean inaction
Markets are driven by emotional investors trying to predict the future which is inherently uncertain - by James Wright, 11 April 2022 (The Australian Financial Review)....
April 27, 2022Ease your way into retirement
I may well be a fake! Past the age of retirement, I am pontificating about stopping work with no actual experience of it. I have not retired, and I have not yet even had one unsuccessful attempt at retirement as several of my friends have. Although I frequently think about retirement, I have no plans yet to do so - by Martin Hawes, 14 April 2022 (Cracking Open the Nest Egg)....
April 27, 2022NZ economy stressed as we pay the inflated price for too much stimulus
The latest forecasts published by Infometrics show that the New Zealand economy has become stretched to breaking point, with demand pumped to unsustainable levels by monetary and fiscal stimulus over the last two years. This support for the economy was implemented in the expectation of a major recession caused by COVID-19. But with supply constraints and disruptions a more persistent outcome from the pandemic, the consequences of excess demand are now becoming all too evident - by Gareth Kiernan...
April 27, 2022Why invest in property? Extract from Property Investment in New Zealand. A strategy for wealth.
Many people start off in property investment because they have some spare cash, perhaps from their savings or their business....
May 11, 2021The need for insurance
I just thought it was an opportune time to outline why it’s important to have adequate insurance cover in relation to life, income protection and health....
May 10, 2021The world in 2030: Investing for the next decade: Investment insights from Capital Group February 18, 2021
The world in 2030 may seem a long way off, but at Capital Group we spend a lot of time thinking about the distant future....
May 10, 2021How to invest in a toppy market: From AFR Weekend 24-25 April 2021
The ASX, like sharemarkets globally, is rallying on an optimistic growth story. The one potential hiccup, say fund managers, is inflation, writes Sarah Turner....
May 7, 2021Recent question and answer webinar with Hamish Douglas from the Magellan group on markets.
The key is what happens in the senate. Currently there are 100 seats in the senate, 53 Republican and 47 Democrats. 50 is enough to have a majority....
October 20, 2020On your bike then
As easy as 1,2,3 Norman Lazarus says good health at 80 requires making a start at adopting a simple ‘trinity’ of actions by 50, writes Hans van Leeuwen...
October 20, 2020Where to now for tech stocks. Sarah Turner reports
While the sector offers the chance of owning a growth play in a low-rate environment, recent share price stalls are making investors more cautious about where they put their money....
September 10, 2020Top 3 investment themes for the next 10 years
Capital (a large US fund manager) asked three of its fund managers to name their top three investment themes over the next 10 years....
August 3, 2020Day of reckoning for family trusts
Trusts were once a sign of success, but forthcoming legislation will undermine their value....
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