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Why financial security should be your priority

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics , 1.6% of the population was aged 85 years and over in Australia at 30 June 2007. This group is projected to grow rapidly to between 4.9% and 7.3% of the population by 2056. So the release of the Federal Government’s Living Longer, Living Better aged care policy earlier this month returned a vitally important issue to the centre stage of public debate; for obvious reasons, we all have a real stake – for ourselves and for our l...

Last chance to join tonight's online seminar on property market outlook

A quick reminder – if you haven’t already registered – about our free online seminar The Outlook for Investment Property in 2012 to be held at 8pm, this evening , Tuesday 6 March . The event will be hosted by Monique Sasson Wakelin, Director, Wakelin Property Advisory and Stuart Wemyss, Director, ProSolution Private Clients...

Calm in Melbourne property market supports investment

The good news is that after the softness of the property market over the last 18 months, we are seeing signs that the Melbourne market has stabilised and that we are entering a new cycle, affording investors a rare opportunity to buy high grade property at much more affordable prices...

There’s so much more to being a property investment adviser than being just a buyer’s advocate or just a buyer’s agent

Occasionally, others call us a buyer’s advocate or a buyer’s agent. We also use those terms - because they are the ones in common circulation for our industry - but we’re not big fans of them because they incorrectly suggests that our single objective is just to buy property on behalf of clients.

CEO Institute Leaders' Summit 2012

I had the privilege to participate on an esteemed panel this morning on the topic Finding opportunities in a disrupted market at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, hosted by the CEO Institute. Too often these sorts of discussions can descend into bland motherhood statements...

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