Allianz Global Wealth Report 2021: Saving from home

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Allianz has unveiled the twelfth edition of its Global Wealth Report, which puts the asset and debt situation of households in almost 60 countries under the microscope. Saved from the... Read more continue reading

Australians can play a part in securing ongoing funds for charities and for-purpose organisations

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Many Australians choose to leave a legacy that will make a lasting difference after they’re gone rather than leaving a one-off charitable donation in their will. This is something all... Read more continue reading

Women’s financial progress recovery fractured and slowing on COVID shock

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Women’s progress to financial equality with men suffered a setback in the June quarter, as COVID shock factors put the brakes on the female-led recovery at the start of 2021,... Read more continue reading

Accessing advice helps drive better retirement lifestyle

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With half the country in what seems never ending rounds of lockdowns and pandemic fatigue setting in, one of the last things most Australians want to do is look at... Read more continue reading

Commercialising a therapeutic approach to financial advice

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In an earlier article, Why are you so happy? Explaining the wellbeing effects of financial advice, we examined the ways financial advice – and the financial advice process itself –... Read more continue reading

Why are you so happy? The wellbeing effects of financial advice and what they mean for Advisers

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Fact: People who have received financial advice are happier than those who haven’t. You wouldn’t know it – given the media’s laser-like focus on the negative – but the financial... Read more continue reading

Former AFA National President launches The Money Sandwich

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Marc Bineham, former Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) National President, former financial adviser, and Managing Director of Noall & Co, has launched The Money Sandwich, a book aimed at helping... Read more continue reading

Get clients saving more with the 10/30/60 Rule

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One of the biggest issues for advisers is to get clients saving more.  Getting them to do now what will be good for later means deferring instant gratification and the... Read more continue reading

Protect your loved ones from elder abuse

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Elder abuse is a horrifying prospect we’ve come to better understand thanks to relentless work by recent media investigations and royal commissions. No one likes to think they (or someone... Read more continue reading

Consumer confidence fades in response to Melbourne lockdown

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The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment fell 5.2% to 107.2 in June from 113.1 in May. The Index has now fallen by 9.7% over the last two months. According... Read more continue reading