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As investors move towards second half of the financial year, the moving parts of the markets are moving again.
Read More >June 2024 expectation of interest rate paths by JP Morgan
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After a decline in April, the markets regained stability and achieved a slight increase for the month. As of June, the overall market situation appears stagnant, but beneath the surface, there are significant sector rotations and divergences.
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ProsperaMed brings attractive discounted rates for medical businesses. Speak to us about your requirement
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Are you looking to buy a clinic or start one? We can help with finance and more.
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As we move into mid May, let’s evaluate three top of mind questions: Is this positive trend sustainable, have I missed the rally and should I be investing more of the same for the rest of year?
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Unlocking the Potential of Property Purchase with an SMSF Structure
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As equities markets around the world climbed stealthily higher in March, we investigate if economic strength undergirds the Australian market. We take a bottom-up approach; starting from households to small and then listed businesses.
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Registered nurses may be eligible for Westpac's medico LMI waiver policy up to 90% LVR. Minimum income threshold of $90,000 per annum.
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Purchasing a clinic is a big commitment and an arduous task. Obtaining finance is only the start
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The month of February was about “old” highs being smashed and new highs reached. Let’s take a look at what’s been going right and what needs to be right for us to be alright.
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Are you looking to buy a medical equipment but have less than 1 year business history?
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Do you know what your Big Five Dimensions are? What is your Money Personality?
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If January 2024 was the month when Indices climbed towards their previous all-time highs and slightly more, then February would be the month mindsets were broken and a new psychological level of 7700 breached.
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The fall in lithium price has been severe, where to from here?
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Where did the year end cheer come from? Let's take a look together.
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October brought the third down month in a row for the ASX. Many of the issues markets were contending with are still being played out. Investors continue to have the need of balancing the scale of a soft landing on one side and recession on the other.
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In the month of September, we saw indices going backwards. In addition, following the FOMC meeting the US experienced a 10 year Treasury yield surge.
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If you think Sequencing Risk is that of a consideration of older investors, then you can't be more wrong - starting early has the benefit of time working on your side.
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Investors should structure their investments in a way that can help manage Sequencing Risk.
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The timing of negative returns could leave one vulnerable to Sequencing Risk, and can have a great negative impact on the value of one’s wealth at retirement.
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When you have a hunch about a stock or a sharp instinct for a trade, the first step should not be to follow it, but to make a trading plan.
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Trading is as much about knowing yourself as it is about the techniques, and once you understand yourself as a trader, you can begin making smarter, more informed trading decisions.
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Looking forward from August, we are back to focusing on the interest rate rhetoric. The timing of the US recession and China have implications for Aussie stocks beyond that of global economic growth
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In July 2023 the market moved further towards a 'Goldilocks' sweet spot.
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In June 2023, we entered a period of growth, but will earnings be resilient?
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May 2023 seemed to have been a month of low volume, with market participants' hands in the pocket.
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