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Winter 2008

Investment strategies quarterly publication - Winter Issue 2008

    Welcome to the winter edition of Investment Strategies

    While we have addressed the issue of investing for the long term before we thought it timely to look at some of the statistics again.

    Time in, not timing!

    Recent market volatility has tested the nerve of many investors and had them asking the question of whether they should liquidate their portfolios and wait until markets return to ‘normal’, or stay invested and ride out the storm

    What's more important; risk or return?

    What's more important; risk or return? One without the other just doesn't make sense because they go together like honey and a bee.

    Housing affordability

    The issue of housing affordability has taken a decade to unfold and cannot be fixed overnight. Furthermore, recent economic conditions have increased the strain on household living costs, leading to further affordability problems.

    What have mortgages got to do with staff superannuation?

    Faced with the pressure to stop the leakage of talent or to attract key staff, many organizations succumb to immediate short-term solutions such as enticing workers with higher pay.

    Meet the team

    Our Wealth Management team are able to cater for your every need. We can manage your finances and have structured the division around two key areas of service - advice and administration.

    Economic & market commentary

    The U.S Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in June and suggested they would be prepared to raise rates should elevated inflationary expectations become entrenched.


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