Some little time go I had a fairly veiled rant about the focus of media attention on the short-term movement in investment markets. I thought a few pictures might amplify, so I took to the stocks app on my iPhone.…
As financial planners, we are able to - and do - discuss property as an asset class. We have chosen not to advise our clients on the merits of a specific or individual property, tending to access property as part…
At times like these, it is tempting to seek a secure prediction of the future, after all, we have been living through uncertain times for most of the last year or so, from floods to fire, back to floods and…
In recent weeks we have had an increasing number of enquiries about how people can invest in gold. Traditionally, many investors would obtain exposure to gold assets by buying shares in gold producing companies. The shares in these companies fluctuate…
In the depths of the COVID-19 crisis many people are spending time with that horrible phrase “If Only”. Remember when you spent the last of your cash buffer on that 60 inch all singing all dancing television? You may have…
I was having a conversation with a client the other day who was feeling nervous about the state of the share market. This guy has been a client for many years so is quite experienced in terms of the ups…
In case you hadn’t noticed, we have a Federal election on 18th May. Whilst at Innovus we are politically agnostic (and the political views of our team are their own), we have put together the following summary of announced Labor…
At barbecues, I often get asked about the latest hot stock pick, or what I think about this bank or that mining company as an investment. Aside from not viewing my works as merely being about investments, the truth is…
Once again the commentary around the findings of the Royal Commission Into Misconduct In The Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been on my mind. Like most, I have watched, listened to and read mountains of information from a…
As we wait for Royal Commission into misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (to give it it's full title) to hand down its findings, I wanted to provide service for no fees, i.e. offer a viewpoint in…