by Adam Massey | Aug 10, 2020 | Debt, Financial Advice, Financial Adviser, Financial goals, Investing, Massey Market Updates, Retirement, Superannuation |
The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates on hold for the fifth month in a row. The March monetary easing is believed to be working as expected, with continued bond buying to keep the 3 year bond yield at its 0.25% target. The Victorian coronavirus outbreak...
by Adam Massey | May 29, 2020 | Debt, Financial Advice, Financial goals, Investing, Massey Market Updates |
While the impact of the coronavirus has dominated news coverage, there are a mix of positive and negative potential long term implications. Some will depend on your perspective as to whether they are good or bad with economic impacts and changes to our lifestyle and...
by Adam Massey | Oct 20, 2018 | Debt, Financial Advice, Financial goals, Investing, Massey Market Updates |
Now is a time for caution in residential property investment with Sydney and Melbourne currently appearing expensive with prices likely to fall further and very low rental yields. Top to bottom falls could be around 20% (for Sydney and Melbourne). If you are...
by Adam Massey | Sep 17, 2018 | Financial Advice, Financial goals, Investing, Massey Market Updates, Retirement |
In this article by Shane Oliver, he suggests that given the low interest rate environment, returns are likely to also be low over the medium term (5 to 10 years). He provides some framework for estimating returns and suggests a projected 6.2% return per annum for a...
by Adam Massey | Sep 5, 2018 | Financial Advice, Financial goals, Investing, Massey Market Updates, Retirement |
Key points Investing during times of uncertainty can be nerve wracking, but even in good times it can be problematic. For this reason, it’s useful for investors to keep a key set of things – call them rules – in mind. The key rules I think are to: make the most of the...
by Adam Massey | Aug 27, 2018 | Financial Advice, Financial goals, Investing, Massey Market Updates, Retirement |
Key points So far President Trump has been positive for share markets but this year the focus is increasingly shifting to populist policies with greater risk for investors. The key risks to keep an eye on in this regard relate to trade conflict and the expanding US...
