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Great Australian Road Trip To Raise Funds For Child Allergy Research

3 February 2013
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The infamous family road trip of the 1970s; no air conditioning, AM radio, scalding hot car seats, is being revived with the aim of raising $40,000 to help support research into the rising epidemic of life-threatening food allergies amongst children. Over five days, participants of the inaugural Great Australian Road Trip will drive from Melbourne…

SMSFs hold lead in super assets as younger members go it alone

1 February 2013
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Total assets in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) rose to a record as an increasing number of investors from younger age groups opted to take control of their retirement savings. SMSFs held nearly $439 billion of assets as at 30 June 2012, up from $423 billion at the end of financial year 2010/11, the Australian Taxation…

2 Minute Wrap Up Of 2012

29 December 2012
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Australia As the peak in mining investment draws near, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the official cash rate in an attempt to stimulate the non-mining sector of the economy and provide support to the broader economy. There is a strong possibility of further rate cuts in 2013 because we expect GDP to expand…

Explain Warren Buffett To Me In 20 Seconds!

29 December 2012
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The Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, and arguably the greatest stock market investor of all time. An investor who chose to invest $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway when Buffett took over in 1965 would have more than $20 million today. His forte is in identifying undervalued companies, and he is well-known for taking a very long-term positions…

My Feelings On The US And This Fiscal Cliff

29 December 2012
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Ben Bernanke gave us the term “fiscal cliff” this past summer, and it has captured the public imagination. For someone who thinks he can control the economy, the ultimate disaster is to have a recession occur on his watch. Given that the toolbox that the Federal Reserve can bring to the next recession is essentially…

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29 December 2012
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