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Find out about helpful strategies, market reports, insights and tips to assist in shaping your financial future.

Our team share helpful ideas and tips with an aim to simplify as much financial jargon as possible, share ideas and tips to assist in building the success of your financial future.

Get your Finances in Order

5 days to get your finances in order

(Reading time: 3 - 5 minutes)

Too time poor for resolutions? Try our challenge instead.

Staying (financially) well as the years go by

Staying (financially) well as the years go by

(Reading time: 3 - 5 minutes)

Our financial priorities tend to change as we move through life. The good news from AMP’s 2018 Financial Wellness Indexi is that only 7% of Australian retirees aged 65 or over report being stressed about money. So if you’re feeling the pinch earlier in life there is light at the end of the tunnel.

2019 in review, outlook for 2020

2019 in review, outlook for 2020

(Reading time: 6 - 12 minutes)

Key points

  • 2019 saw growth slow, recession fears increase and the US trade wars ramp up, but solid investment returns as monetary policy eased, bond yields fell and demand for unlisted assets remained strong.
Australia's rental yeilds at new low

Sydney rental yields at new low

(Reading time: 2 - 4 minutes)

Investors in Australia’s two largest residential property markets are getting the lowest rental yields in the country as stagnant rent prices are outpaced by capital gains.

Make technology work for you

Make technology work for you

(Reading time: 2 - 4 minutes)

How the move to electronic payments could be making it easier to spend…and what to do about it.

How do you save for that rainy day

How do you save for that rainy day

(Reading time: 2 - 4 minutes)

It’s not just our farmers who keep their eyes on the horizon for rain.

Spending money in a cashless world

Spending money in a cashless world

(Reading time: 3 - 6 minutes)

How the move to electronic payments could be making it easier to spend…and what to do about it.

How to stop stressing about money: 5 top tips

How to stop stressing about money: 5 top tips

(Reading time: 3 - 5 minutes)

Having money is not enough; learning how to manage money without feelings of stress is also crucial.