Financial News & Updates

What we can learn from our money personality

Perhaps your father pins his financial dreams on a lottery ticket. Or your mother only buys home-brand products. As we grow up our personalities are shaped by our role models and their ways of thinking; and the same is true of our money personalities.  Becoming aware of how our personality influences our approach to money […]

How to have better conversations about money in your relationship

Money can be the cause of friction, fights, and relationship bust-ups. Relationships Australia surveyed people about why they thought financial problems were likely to push couples apart. Almost one third thought it was because of people’s different priorities and expectations. Our ability to discuss money with our other-half, new love, siblings, parents, and business partners […]

Economic Update – April 2021

Vaccination nationalism! US COVID-19 infection rate starts to climb again despite vaccine rollout US and global economic growth strong – but not yet inflationary Bond yields rise strongly as inflation expectations increase in response to economic recovery and maintenance of stimulatory policy settings The Big Picture The race against COVID-19 continues but at very different […]