Just as night follows day, it seems part of the regular cycle of the world’s share markets that downturns and falling prices follow good times and rising prices. The impact of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic was typical of such downturns, prompting a 35 per cent sell off in world share...
There is an old saying that no investment is as safe as a bricks and mortar investment, but is that really the case or is it something that we just like to believe, spurred on by what appears to be the never-ending increase in property prices? While it’s easy to...
Invitation to a Malware Party Cybercriminals recently targeted European diplomats by impersonating representatives for the ambassador of India. They each received a fake invitation to an exclusive wine-tasting party. But, the invitation was actually a trick to install malware onto their devices. This type of scam could be used to...
The 40s are, for many people, a critical decade for building wealth. Income is usually on the rise, but so are expenses such as mortgages and school fees. Juggling priorities can be a real challenge, and mistakes made in this stage of life can have a large bearing on the...
The word “thrifty” is rarely thought of in a positive sense but that’s not fair because if we continually spend more than we earn, our debts will eventually catch up and other words such as “default” or “bankrupt” might become more familiar. Being thrifty doesn’t mean doing without – quite...
Cybercriminals are at it again with search engine optimization (SEO) attacks. Legitimate organizations use SEO to help their websites and documents appear more often in search engine results. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are using a combination of SEO and malicious PDF files to try to steal your sensitive information. In these attacks,...
It’s a sad but unavoidable fact: one day we are all going to die. You will most likely have clear ideas as to how you would like your hard-earned wealth – your ‘estate’ – to be divided amongst your loved ones or other beneficiaries. However, estate planning is a complex...
Millennials in Australia are facing an unprecedented challenge when it comes to planning for retirement. Many will never fully retire, as they will be unable to accumulate the necessary funds to support themselves for an extended period of time. With the cost of living steadily increasing, and many millennials grappling...
Found yourself separated and suddenly single later in life? Life often has different plans for us than we may have imagined. Life after divorce (or separation) might bring with it a whole range of new things, including the need to rediscover yourself, dipping your toe back in the dating pool...
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