Market Update 30 November 2018

Market Update 30 November 2018

  Investment markets and key developments over the past week   US shares rose 4.8% over the last week, their strongest week since December 2011, helped by increasing signs from the Fed that it is open to pausing or slowing its interest rate increases. This...
Market Update 23 November 2018

Market Update 23 November 2018

  Investment markets and key developments over the past week   Share markets remained under pressure over the past week, with many falling back to, or below, their late October lows on worries about trade, tech and energy stocks, and global growth. US shares...
Market Update 16 November 2018

Market Update 16 November 2018

  Investment markets and key developments over the past week   “Risk off” returned to financial markets over the past week with most share markets falling and bond yields declining as last month’s worries returned, tech stocks came under renewed pressure and...
Corrections, gummy bears and grizzly bears in shares

13 common sense tips to help manage your finances

Introduction   A few months ago Reserve Bank Governor Phillip Lowe provided four common sense points we should all keep in mind regarding borrowing to finance a home. (The Governor’s speech can be found here). I thought they made sense and so summarised them in a...