Expanding eligibility to downsizer measures: Legislation has been introduced to reduce the downsizer eligibility age from 60 to 55. This measure will take effect from the first quarter after passing into law, which is expected to be 1 January 2023.
Share market pullbacks are healthy and normal - their volatility is the price we pay for the higher returns they provide over the long term.
But adopting good financial habits isn’t always as easy as it sounds, start building good financial habits with these six steps.
The Government has announced that it will bring forward stage two of the previously legislated tax cuts that were due
to take effect from 1 July 2022 by two years.
Key message: investor emotion plays a huge role in magnifying the swings in investment markets. The key for investors is not to get sucked into this emotional roller coaster. Of course, doing this is easier said than done which is why many investors end up getting wrong footed by the investment cycle.
Market Wrap October 2019
The first thing to say about February is that it was far from unusual. Since 1979, there have been 182 five day periods worse than the February decline. It happens, on average, every three months. It’s about as frequent as a 29 degree day in Sydney. Warm, yes, but barely worth a comment. So why do we all feel this way when the markets fall?
