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Interest rates on most credit cards have not been reduced despite reserve bank lowering the cash rate by 1.25% over the last 12 months. Each time the Reserve Bank changes interest rates, all eyes are on the banks to see whether they will pass on savings...

Monthly Economic & Investment Market Commentary October 2012 The seemingly interminable election campaign in the United States has at last concluded with quite a strong showing from the Democratic Party. President Obama has won a second term, Republicans have retained the House but with a slightly smaller...

We have become aware of a great service called Pass the Post which can handle your mail whilst you're away from home. If you're retired (and even if you're not!) and you are going to spend some quality time travelling or if your current job...

Finding information you need to prepare tax returns for clients with share portfolios can be quite time consuming, if you don't have the right resources. Macquarie has provided us with a great tool which provides you with information on individual equities – including: Closing prices Details of dividends...

Monthly Economic & Investment Market Commentary September 2012 We are going to draw on a couple of research reports for our monthly discussion, including the latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Data Monitor and also a...

Monthly Economic & Investment Market Commentary August 2012 In today's world where such a vast amount of information is so readily available, one needs to be vigilant towards succumbing to confirmation bias, that is the tendency to seek out information and sources that support the views you...