Forget about location, location, location being the key to a good investment outcome. For now, let’s think of the most important ingredient as being regular, regular, regular!

A regular savings plan can turn small amounts of money into a sum that can take you closer to...

Perhaps due to the popularity of do-it-yourself (DIY) television programs, home renovations are big business. The rewards are there, but watch out for the hidden costs – and we’re not talking about fancy tap-wear!

Australians in increasing numbers are becoming building...

A client who runs his own laundromat business came to see me last week. Barry was in a bit of a state. He told me it had suddenly dawned on him he was getting closer to retirement and had been reading all these stories in the paper about how much a person needed to hav...

‘Positive news for middle income Australians and pre-retirees’

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the Morrison Government’s first Federal Budget earlier this week, a month earlier than its usual May delivery. This year’s Budget focused on strengthening the ec...

Why the 'GAD' is the new GFC

There’s a new acronym being bandied around property and finance circles - GAD - or the ‘Great Australian Deleveraging’. What is it?

Australia is experiencing record levels of debt accompanied by declining house prices. This means we have ente...

What’s happening in Australia? 

• Economy – the Australian economy grew by 0.8 percent q/q (seasonally-adjusted) in the June quarter of 2017 and 2.0 percent y/y.

• Growth - was relatively broad-based with domestic final demand and net exports contributing strongly.

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Economic Update - worries over worsening family finances

Australian wages are rising at their slowest pace on record, subduing spending at a point when household debt has climbed to an all-time peak. Combine this with an inflation rate which is at a 2 ½ year high has me...

It’s been a busy few weeks for us at Investment Zone; not only have we been inundated with new clients, but we have been spending some time on Federal Budget Analysis since the announcements on Tuesday 9th May. Unsurprisingly, there was little by way of social security...

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