Low interest rates! Let me say it again…low interest rates! Actually, that sentence should end with…equal a wealth of financial opportunity! Never before in the history of our young nation have we been afforded such an incredible chance to pay down non-tax deductible debt and potentially save thousands and years off our mortgages. Not only […]

In virtually any property market, it’s possible to find investment opportunities. But what happens when, as we’re currently seeing, finance regulations threaten to inhibit your potential to grow a wealth-producing portfolio of high end housing assets, even though credit is so compellingly cheap? Many property investors face the reality of restricted borrowing capacity, even though […]

I recently came across an interesting article by the Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch, that summarised a look back on a vast period of human history. In the third edition of its “Longest Pictures” note, Merrill Lynch presents an impressive collection of more than 100 charts, depicting a (very) long-term history of returns, volatility, valuation […]

Can you smell it in the air? Can you see it in the faces filled with nervous anticipation at an increasing number of weekend auctions? There’s an undeniable buzz surrounding Australian bricks and mortar right now, with news that our current low interest rate environment is set to linger indefinitely. When we rang in 2016, […]