... the punchline: "everything is going up, except your wages." Statistically, it wasn't true. The official rate of inflation was just 1.3%. The official rate of wage growth was 2.3%. I haven't asked him, but I wouldn't be surprised if he kept ...
... achieve, before any costs, an excellent return of a bit over 7% a year - this would have been some 4.5% better than inflation. On a really good investment, history shows us that 3% to 5% above inflation, before tax and costs, is quite possible. That ...
... from that at around 4%, so $4000 a year. So it looks to me as though you could spend $73,000 or so a year, linked to inflation for decades. And this is the big question. Is $73,000 enough? If so, you could choose to keep your properties. But with a yield ...
... cut, we know that as the cash rate drops so do returns on cash investments. Therefore, with the cash rate being below inflation, it makes sense that investors would exit cash investments in favour of stocks to achieve a higher return together with the ...
... investments and draw a full pension. If you work to 69, you will have more than this, but that limit should increase with inflation. So it seems to me you should be getting a full, or close to it, aged pension. This pension would be around $20,000 a ...
... enough to drag interest rates lower, although the likelihood of a cash rate cut over coming months remains high. While inflation remains below the target range of the RBA, labour markets generally remain relatively strong, supported by NSW and Victoria ...
... interest rate cut. Prior to our last federal election, the RBA cut rates on the basis of global growth figures and lower inflation levels. Interestingly, this is quite similar to the situation we currently face with inflation at lower than expected levels ...
... attributed to the population getting bigger, not us all being a little better off. Instead of needing to lift rates to keep inflation low as the economy grows, there are now concerns the RBA will need to cut rates to ease the effects of a slowing housing ...
... evidenced with how the market has performed even in times of great dips such as the GFC. That extra 3% accounts for inflation and tax on any taxable accounts. Some FIRE followers have lowered their SWD to 3.33%, in addition to a slightly higher net worth ...
... benefits of cutting down on greenhouse gases, 70% want to save money. Electricity prices have risen by 63% on top of inflation over the past decade. A poorly functioning solar panel can be losing you money. For example, a Victorian household with a 4kW ...
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