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2017 June Quarter Review
Read more: 2017 June Quarter ReviewEconomic Overview Political uncertainty remained a feature in the June quarter as President Trump dismissed FBI director James Comey and French and UK elections were held. In the EU, risk eventually retreated as the Centrist and Pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron won a convincing victory in the French elections. In the UK things weren’t quite as clear, with the snap election anticipated to strengthen the Conservative majority before Brexit negotiations, ended by eroding their majority. While commentary from Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and his EU peer Mario Draghi appeared to signal the days of stimulus were numbered and tighter…
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Shopping for Investment Advice
Read more: Shopping for Investment AdviceIt happens maybe once or twice a month. A call comes into our office with someone wanting to speak to an adviser. They’re not an existing client, nor are they known to us, but they want to talk about investing. It’s always something specific, maybe real estate or gold. The reason it’s always something specific is because the person interested in investing has already made up their mind about what they want to invest in. The reason they want to speak to an adviser is to seek some external validation on their decision. If the adviser agrees with them, they’ll…
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Meet The Boss
Read more: Meet The BossDid you see us in the Dubbo Photo News a few weeks back? In case you missed, it here it is. We were in the March 23-29 2017 edition. Thanks to Dubbo Photo News for taking the time to come to our office to chat and learn more about our services. [rt_social_media_icons]
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2017 March Quarter Review
Read more: 2017 March Quarter ReviewEconomic Overview Global policy makers expressed a cautious welcome for continuing signs of improving activity during the March quarter. The Reserve Bank of Australia noted a pick-up in global trade and industrial production, alongside a tightening of labor markets. In the US, economic data continued to be supportive. Non-farm payrolls were robust and activity indicators buoyant. Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) increased and the consumer confidence index rose to its highest level in 16 years. Reflecting the improving outlook for growth and inflation the Federal Reserve increased rates by 0.25% in March. Optimism over Donald Trump’s plans to cut taxes,…
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Planning Still The Only Miracle Cure
Read more: Planning Still The Only Miracle CureGood news came last week in the form of another miracle anti-aging cure. Sadly, the buzz kills at ABC’s Media Watch were quickly on the case. Reminding us it was just another “years away, only tested on mice, not yet even applicable to humans” story that had been pumped up by excitable journalists. Moving on and it’s another week with another cure. This week there’s good news on stopping dementia – sadly and again, it was only great news for the mice community. With human trials at least five years away. If you haven’t taken the hint in the first…
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