John Tutt

How To Choose a Financial Planner

Finding a Financial Planner is not an easy task.  You are out there trying to find someone who you can trust to manage your superannuation or life savings and relying on their expertise to help you achieve your financial goals.  You are unlikely to have ever met them and unless they were referred by friends [...]

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Stocks and Shares – What is the Difference?

So what is the difference between stocks and shares?  Well the truth is, not a lot.  The term Stock is generally used when we are describing ownership of any company.  For example, you might say “I am currently invested in the Stock Market.”  Shares on the other hand are generally used when referring to a [...]

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Increased Superannuation Contributions

The panel debate the effect of political uncertainty and the Government’s planned rise in compulsory superannuation on market stability. further reading Investors turn to superannuation funds for help | Money Management — Investors are turning to their superannuation funds for help and direction as a third successive year of volatility and poor returns hits their [...]

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Standard & Poors Have No Idea

This gentlemen is an ex Federal Reserve Economist and is now Chief Economist at Nomura.  He claims Peter Schiff (Dr. Doom) and Ratings Agency Standard  & Poors don’t know what they are talking about.  Lets hope he is right! 2795WEUFYKTQ Related Posts Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates On Hold Peter McManus, Senior Research Analyst with [...]

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Interest Rates Stay on Hold – For Now

John Lockton, Senior Research Analyst at Wilson HTM, gives us his view on the Reserve Banks latest interest rate call. Future direction – external factors becoming increasingly important The “mildly restrictive stance of monetary policy” comment that has been in the RBA’s statements for 2011 is no longer there.  RBA has given itself much more [...]

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