First published 14 August 2015 for Mancell Financial Group With much of Australia shivering through its coldest winter in decades, a freeze is also being felt by thousands of everyday investors whose funds have been locked up in a troubled mortgage fund. Angas Securities has frozen redemptions from its $200million mortgage debenture fund until at […]
First published 2 July 2015 for Mancell Financial Group Greece and its debt obligations (and default) are back on the agenda in a big way and that means a whole host of experts are filling media air time and column space with what they think will happen next. They don’t know, but they’ll happily tell […]
First published 26 June 2015 for Mancell Financial Group In one corner there are the private economists who might be pushing the subject of their books. In the other corner there are the industry and bank economists who might be protecting their employers’ interests. What are we talking about? The great Australian real estate bubble […]
First published 6 November 2015 for Mancell Financial Group Just some news to keep you all on your toes. Insurance Premiums on the Rise A client, who maintains an additional industry superannuation account, recently received a rude shock upon noticing a significant increase in insurance premiums being deducted from their industry account. Checking with their […]
First published 7 May 2015 for Mancell Financial Group You may have noticed oil has been a consistent theme this year. Not because we’re predicting where it may go, or even have any interest in the price (beyond how it impacts us at the pump), but because the price fall lured plenty of financial forecasters […]
First published 9 April 2015 for Mancell Financial Group With low interest rates continuing to heat up some property markets around Australia there seems to be an ever increasing number of real estate spruikers or “property specialists” (as they’re calling themselves) coming out of the woodwork to push their wares. Just this week we received […]
First published 2 April 2015 for Mancell Financial Group Ever heard the saying “a lie gets half way around the world before the truth puts it pants on”? Well, when it’s a financial lie and it’s being repeated often enough by lazy journalists, a lie can do a few laps of the world before the […]
First published 19 March 2015 for Mancell Financial Group If you work with a financial advisor, it always helps to remember what they exist for. A financial advisor exists to help you with your financial circumstances and decisions – whatever they may be. It may seem strange to state that, but sometimes the clients of […]
First published 5 March 2015 for Mancell Financial Group Have you noticed there are never any boring headlines in the investment media? Read the headlines and there are often only two things that can happen – crash or boom. If we’re not careening upwards at breakneck speed, alternatively we’ll be losing our shirts in the […]
First published 26 February 2015 for Mancell Financial Group If you hadn’t noticed, something’s going to give in this country’s retirement sector. We keep hearing about debt and what needs to be cut. Recently retirement options have again been under the microscope. The sustainability of the age pension is questioned. The ability to continue superannuation tax breaks […]
