Shares plummet; bonds rally December was a poor month for share investors as a concerning mixture of rising US interest rates, a slowdown in eurozone business confidence, weaker Chinese growth and rising political tensions saw global markets plummet. Global shares…
Geopolitical events dominate Global shares failed to rebound in November as geopolitical events dominated markets. In unhedged terms, global shares fell -1.8 % but they were up 1.2% in hedged terms due to a stronger Australian dollar. The outcome of…
Market volatility returns in October Even though economic fundamentals remained strong, market volatility returned in October with share markets tumbling worldwide. Global shares returned -6.9% and -5.4% in hedged and unhedged terms respectively. The S&P 500 fell almost 7%, leaving…
Obtaining financial advice is still critical in the current financial landscape The current financial climate may feel uneasy given the ongoing Royal Commission into the financial sector. The financial industry is built with many different facets, but the largest is…
The government released the 2018-19 Federal Budget on Tuesday 8 May. The Budget, touted as being an election vote sweetener, focused on providing tax relief to middle and low-income earners, changes to superannuation and increasing funds available to pensioners. The…
2nd May 2018 To the Clients of Elliot Watson Financial Planning, I, like many Australians, have been intently observing the royal commission into misconduct in the banking and financial sector. Whilst the royal commission has not yet handed down any…
This week at the banking Royal Commission there have been shocking revelations from the big banks and AMP of an industry rife with appalling adviser-centric behaviour. Tasked with investigating whether the banking and financial services sector engaged in misconduct and…
Congratulations to Elliot Watson Financial Planning on achieving a recent award for Risk Practice of the Year 2017. The "Awards of Excellence" Reward and Recognition program at RI Advice Group follows a great tradition of recognising our best performers within…
