So like many others who have been locked down due to isolation and Covid restrictions, I have taken up the 30 day trial with Stan as I have pretty well exhausted Netflix, Foxtel and Google movies.

It has been a rough couple of weeks for investment markets, but as I have discussed with clients one - on one, this is a temporary decline in a permanent uptrend. For those who have been clients for longer than a few years will attest to, we have a consistent message when asset prices take a fall like theses have done.

So much like the rest of society at the moment, the investment advisory and portfolio management industry is facing disruption much like Uber has to transport and Xero has to Accounting reports.

Whether you are retired, or perhaps in need of extra cash to support the kids, your investments can play a role in helping you with a regular source of income.

“Lower for longer” has been a common theme running through interest rate markets for the past few years. So how should investors be positioning their portfolios in this environment?

Australia’s property market has enjoyed very strong returns in recent years. So where is the market headed in the years ahead?

Keeping an eye on the value of the Australian dollar has always been a sensible approach for travellers and it’s something investors should also keep sight of too.

It’s been more than five years since the worst of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) hit equity and bond markets. While flow-on effects continue to affect financial markets, there are many lessons we have taken from the crisis that can be applied to wealth planning. Here are our top five lessons from the GFC to consider when making investment decisions.

As a nation, both our level of savings, as well as our level of investment, are higher than many other developed countries. But over the last five years there has been a shift in the relationship between how much we save and how much we invest.

When you read headlines about Australia’s rising unemployment or the slowdown in the mining boom, it’s easy to lose confidence in investment markets. But there’s a lot to be gained from ignoring the background noise and sticking to your long-term goals.