Market & Economic Updates · 31 August 2026
September 2026 market update: what matters for retirement planning
Markets rose through August as rates held steady. Consider what inflation, gold and property conditions may mean for retirement plans.
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Regular commentary on markets, rates, inflation and policy — written to keep long-term decisions in perspective.
Market & Economic Updates · 10 August 2026
2026–27 Federal Budget wrap-up: what matters for households and investors
The 2026–27 Federal Budget contains significant proposals for tax, property investment, trusts, health and business. Here are the measures worth understanding.
Market & Economic Updates · 2 August 2026
August 2026 market update: valuations and retirement structure
Strong profits, stretched valuations and softer property conditions shaped August 2026. Here is how structure can support clearer decisions.
Market & Economic Updates · 1 July 2026
July 2026 financial changes: super, tax and diversification
A practical overview of new financial-year changes, diversification, property tax reform and disciplined decision-making in July 2026.
Market & Economic Updates · 1 June 2026
June 2026 market update: rates, bear markets and retirement income
A structured view of the RBA's third 2026 rate rise, volatile markets and the role of cash, income and growth assets in retirement.
Market & Economic Updates · 30 April 2026
May 2026 market update: inflation, rates and property
How inflation, oil prices, interest-rate expectations and a two-speed property market were shaping financial decisions in May 2026.
Market & Economic Updates · 7 April 2026
April 2026 market update: volatility, inflation and retirement planning
A considered look at the market forces shaping April 2026, from higher oil prices and interest rates to sequence risk and retirement cash reserves.
Market & Economic Updates · 13 June 2022
Inflations Causing Concerns
The markets are down sharply again today. This is largely a carryover from the US Friday's reaction to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. Remember our econo
Market & Economic Updates · 12 May 2021
March 2021 Investor Update
Read the latest Investor Update by clicking on the image below to open the report
Market & Economic Updates · 3 May 2016
Budget Review 2016 – No More Super Santa
I have outlined some of the proposed changes to superannuation, with some seemingly having retrospective implications for those already in retirement phase. We
Market & Economic Updates · 8 February 2016
The Damn Markets!
Most investors would rather forget the last 6 months as some of the healthy returns from the last 5 years have been swiftly wiped away.
Market & Economic Updates · 31 January 2016
January CARE Investment Update
Reflecting on 2015, investment market returns were strong in the first half and weak in the second, echoing substantial falls in commodity prices (iron ore, gold, and oil) and falls in bank stocks in Australia…
Market & Economic Updates · 26 October 2015
Short term hindsight
The Sydney Morning Herald's 9th October Headline Reads: ASX enjoys best week since December 2011. Yet just a few weeks ago the media was causing panic about fal
Market & Economic Updates · 29 September 2015
Act In Haste, Repent In Waste
I was only yesterday reading some commentary provided to me by our investment committee at GPS. It promoted me today to grab some screen shots from Yahoo Finance because the short term volatility always seems…
Market & Economic Updates · 10 May 2015
April Economic Update
To discover some interesting updates, open the post to watch the video or access the written PDF version.
Market & Economic Updates · 9 April 2015
April Market Update
Here is a quick market wrap for the month. I introduce Brian where he discusses:
Market & Economic Updates · 14 December 2014
December Economic Update
Discover what has happened over the last month with this short update from Brain Parker
Market & Economic Updates · 14 October 2014
October Economic Update
Reine Clemow from Acquira Wealth Partners introduces Brian Parker who discusses the economic conditions during the month of October. He discusses;