• 2024 summary

• Outlook for the Ukraine War

• Nuclear

• Proposed APRA bank hybrid ban

• Israel versus Iranian sponsored Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthi and terrorist cells in Syria, Iraq and in the West Bank.

• Victoria’s high rise development plan will fail to get off the ground.

• Are we approaching the best time for first home buyers to purchase a home?

• Why, despite President Trump’s past personal behaviour, did voters support him in record numbers?

• Housing crisis taking down much of the Chinese economy. 

• Capital growth in Australian shares.

• Who are the residential real estate investors?

• When is marketing expense not worth the cost?

• The continuing funds management shakeout.

• Two main superannuation pillars.

• The decline of traditional superannuation fund managers.

• Electric vehicle industry melt downs

• Investment in Lithium stocks turn sour

• Comparing international share ETFs Why it makes no sense to swap.

• The cost of superannuation fund financial advice.

• Does the adviser’s service justify the fees charged?

• Wealth versus risk; demystifying investment approach.

• Australian interest rates.

• Lukewarm response to the federal budget.

• Flight to bigger stocks.

• Accounting advice on professional practice acquisition. Dental/veterinary tends to be dangerously misinformed.

• Don’t expect interest rates to fall in the near future.

• Australia is suffering a per capita recession.

• Rollovers of bank hybrid securities using ANZ security AN3PG as an example.

• How are new issues of bank hybrids priced?

• Don’t expect interest rates to fall in the near future.

• How are new issues of bank hybrids priced?

• Are you interested in heavy involvement in the share market or not?

• Why AFIC, ARGO and S& P 500 ETF are more suitable long-term investments than residential rental houses and rental units.

• Albanese government change to previously legislated stage three tax cuts: Tax planning around the changes

• Bond-related yields vis a vis Share market returns

• Australian political rebalancing

• Ekera Dental sale on hold; Private equity pass the parcel tactics drying up

• EBOS walks away from $3.75 billion Greencross veterinary and pet products business. Candidate for bellyflop of the year

• Smiles Inclusive: Creditors examination of failed dental corporate Smiles Inclusive directors, advisers and lenders in the Federal Court of Australia.

• Australia meeting its clean energy targets by 2030 is impossible say lots of experts.

• Affinity taking on EQT in potential Vet Partners’ sale

• Vet Partners for sale! Timing the market?

• Changing investment outlook 2023/2024

• Have our big banks passed their market peak?

• Real estate investment trusts (REITs)

• Vet Partners for sale! Timing the market?

• The myth about corporate veterinary practice.

• Some industry super funds are carrying over valued property assets

• A Negative yield curve is indicative of recession. Risk of stagflation.

• Investing for tougher times in our superannuation fund.

• Huge Chinese economic slowdown will be bad for Australia

• The US dollar will retain its preeminent position in the global economy

• Costs of energy transformation are proving vastly higher than hoped for

• Money basics: Personal opportunity cost

Warning to dentists selling practices

• Corporate closing partially owned practices and leaving dentists holding premises lease obligations

• Beware lawyers and accountants with negligible experience of dental contracts

• Practice brokers be careful

• Why Australian banks are far safer than American banks

• A Big Worry: Inflation Kills Jobs

• Strategy for the Times

• Why Australian banks are far safer than American banks

• A Big Worry: Inflation Kills Jobs

• Strategy for the Times

• Treasurer Chalmers’ New Superannuation Rules: Non-Indexation Will Have Huge Unforeseen Consequences

• Those in Retirement with Superannuation Assets Below $3 Million

• Credit Suisse and Silicon Valley Bank Collapses

• Australian Banks Are Unquestionably Strong