It’s whiskey time again and for some investors across Australia the taste of this story is going to burn. Previously we’ve noted the issues investors have had with Nant Whiskey and the follow up endeavour, Nant Angus. The lure was a 9.55% return “guaranteed” which was enough to get some investors to say “take my […]
On the 6th and 7th of March 2017, our AFSL dealer group held our semi-annual conference in Coogee Beach at The Crowne Plaza. Reflecting the continued growth and enthusiasm within the AFSL, the attendance was the highest yet for an FYG Planners conference. Bob Fowler opened the conference, welcoming eight new first time conference attendees among a large number of regular conference faces. Bob acknowledged […]
With disgruntled looks on their faces they were herded into a small conference room where the free coffee and tea was a small consolation for months of agitation. Not an ideal Tuesday afternoon in late February. At the end of the meeting they dispersed. Some talked to the media. Others muttered to themselves. They were […]
In the ongoing talkfest over housing affordability it’s clear the only affordability solutions ever given serious consideration by any government are the ones likely to push up house prices. These solutions either give more money to first home buyers or increase the amount of debt they can take on. Both seem like gifts to the […]
Every year S&P Dow Jones put out their yearly SPIVA scorecards and if they sound vaguely familiar it’s because we talk about them every year. We talk about them because they’re important. SPIVA reports on the performance of actively managed funds versus their benchmark indices over 1, 3, 5 and 10-year investment periods. And just as in recent […]