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Gold – The Bre-X Story

February 2, 2017

20 years ago, many investors in Canada thought they’d struck it rich by investing in a company called Bre-X. Company estimates suggested it had possibly found 70 to 200 million ounces of gold at its Busang claim in Indonesia. Making it one of the largest gold discoveries ever. Instead of reaping the rewards of being […]

Leading privately owned financial planning AFSL, FYG Planners is pleased to announce the group’s funds under management surpassed $2 billion during the 2016 calendar year. At the start of 2016 FYG had 35 firms and 58 advisers across six states and territories with $1.9 billion under management (at Sep 2015). By the end of 2016  FYG Planners had grown to 41 […]

Privately owned AFSL, FYG Planners, is pleased to announce strong growth in new firms joining the financial planning dealer group in 2016. Across the year seven new firms joined FYG Planners with another already joining in mid January 2017. Managing Director, Peter Mancell said it was a pleasing year and FYG Planners expects to see similar […]

2016 Year In Review

January 24, 2017

Economic Overview The dangers of basing investment strategies on media forecasts were highlighted dramatically in 2016 as the outcome of major world events and the market reaction to them confounded pundits. The major news event was Donald Trump’s US presidential election win. The Republican outsider defeated Democrat Hilary Clinton on a platform that tapped into […]

FYG Planners are pleased to announce Blue Diamond Financial of Bella Vista in Sydney have joined our privately owned financial services licensee. Blue Diamond Financial is a boutique financial planning practice owned and operated by Martin Cossettini. Martin established Blue Diamond Financial in 2016 with the vision of helping individuals, families and business owners achieve their lifestyle goals and improve their financial position, by […]