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History dictates that if the stock market is bullish in the first quarter of the year, it is likely it will end the year in positive territory. Over the last 70 years, statistics on the Dow Jones Index confirms that if the first quarter of the year ... More

In the last week there have been protests around Australia organised by the Extinction Rebellion with the aim of shedding light on environmental issues in an effort to get the government to take action. Regardless of what you think about these protests ... More

According to recent figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of unemployed Australians fell in February to 5.80% or 0.5% lower than it was in January. This figure is positive news, as it comes on the back of two consecutive quarters ... More

Just over a year ago, the nation was plunged into uncertainty as COVID-19 started to take hold, forcing almost everyone into lockdown. Prior to this, the Australian economy had broken records for the longest uninterrupted economic growth in the developed ... More

The past fortnight has seen a financial wind shift. Bond yields are on the way up, as are inflation expectations, but experts insist the long-term outlook for investors remains steadier than these developments might portend. Last week, the bond market ... More

In the late 70s and early 80s we saw the start of the technology boom with Microsoft and Apple beginning to become household names. More than 40 years later I believe we are at the start of a new wave of a technological innovation. So, where is this ... More

Over the past few decades, major Australian media companies have slowly declined as many more individuals take to the internet and social media for their daily news. The Australian government must be applauded for the recent agreements with both Google ... More

In times of crisis, it seems that governments around the world are more than happy to continue to dish out ever-increasing stimulus packages to solve the problem but are they just delaying the inevitable or are they spending our grandchildren's future? ... More

Over the past few years, Australians have flocked to buy now pay later services (BNPL) due to an explosion in companies offering this service, including Afterpay, Zip.co, Sezzle and Splitit to name a few. The attraction of these BNPL services has also ... More

Until this week, South Australia was confident it was safe from the COVID-19 virus, yet now it finds itself in a strict lockdown. If there is one thing that 2020 and the virus have taught us is that we cannot be complacent, as the world is at a point ... More