Rick Maggi

15 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Shares, SMSF, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

Is the stock market divorced from reality?

Rick Maggi

15 September 2020

Economics, Educational, Shares, SMSF, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

Is the stock market divorced from reality?

A 3-minute read and assessment of the current state of the stock market, from Dimensional Fund Advisors….

Rick Maggi

11 September 2020

Coronavirus, Economics, Educational, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

Envisioning a post-pandemic future...

Rick Maggi

11 September 2020

Coronavirus, Economics, Educational, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

The American mathematician Claude Shannon famously established a lower bound for the number of possible moves in a typical chess match: around 10120…

Rick Maggi

3 September 2020

Economics, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Investing, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Newsletter, Real Estate, Shares, SMSF, Socially Responsible-SRI, Strategy, Stimulus, Superannuation, Trusted Advice, Wealth Accumulation

Market Outlook Q&A

Rick Maggi

3 September 2020

Economics, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Interest Rates, Investing, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Newsletter, Real Estate, Shares, SMSF, Socially Responsible-SRI, Strategy, Stimulus, Superannuation, Trusted Advice, Wealth Accumulation

AMP’s Dr Shane Oliver does Q&A (a worthwhile article)…

Rick Maggi

20 August 2020

Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Goal Setting, Investing, Shares, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation, Wellbeing

A beginners guide to long-term wealth...

Rick Maggi

20 August 2020

Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Goal Setting, Investing, Shares, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation, Wellbeing

A beginners guide to long-term wealth...

It's often said that starting out early on one's investing journey will deliver good long-term results…

Rick Maggi

3 August 2020

Gold, Currency, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares, Investing, Financial Advice, Financial Planning

Gold & the US dollar...

Rick Maggi

3 August 2020

Gold, Currency, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares, Investing, Financial Advice, Financial Planning

With the US dollar down, and gold and the $A up, what does this mean for investors?

Rick Maggi

7 July 2020

Economics, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

Economic stimulus...but how will we pay for this?

Rick Maggi

7 July 2020

Economics, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, SMSF, Shares

Economic stimulus...but how will we pay for this?

It's a natural question about global policymakers' multitrillion-dollar efforts to prop up economies and markets against the monumental threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rick Maggi

30 June 2020

Educational, Economics, Investing, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

US Presidential Election: Implications for investors...

Rick Maggi

30 June 2020

Educational, Economics, Investing, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Stats, Strategy, Superannuation, Wealth Accumulation

US Presidential Election: Implications for investors...

An interesting read for both investors and political junkies…

Rick Maggi

23 June 2020

Educational, EOFY, Financial Planning, Investing, Pensions, Real Estate, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Superannuation, Strategy, Taxation

EOFY: Time to take stock, why costs matter...

Rick Maggi

23 June 2020

Educational, EOFY, Financial Planning, Investing, Pensions, Real Estate, Retirement, Shares, SMSF, Superannuation, Strategy, Taxation

EOFY: Time to take stock, why costs matter...

Maybe its just me, but all too often, perhaps in the drive to achieve better investment results, fee considerations seem to fall off the agenda somewhere along the line…

Rick Maggi

11 June 2020

Shares, Superannuation

Markets take a big hit today, finally...

Rick Maggi

11 June 2020

Shares, Superannuation

Markets take a big hit today, finally...

Shares take a hit today in response to US economic growth worries and a second Covid spike…

Rick Maggi

9 June 2020

Economics, Event Driven Update, Investing, Shares, Superannuation, Retirement

Historic share rally wipes-out losses for the year...

Rick Maggi

9 June 2020

Economics, Event Driven Update, Investing, Shares, Superannuation, Retirement

Historic share rally wipes-out losses for the year...

In response to easing lockdowns, the rally in U.S. stocks continued overnight, pushing the S&P 500 into the green for the year…

Rick Maggi

6 June 2020

Economics, Investing, Shares

US stocks soar overnight...

Rick Maggi

6 June 2020

Economics, Investing, Shares

US stocks surged Friday night…

Rick Maggi

26 May 2020

Event Driven Update, Shares

Sharemarket: Back-to-back gains (Video)

Rick Maggi

26 May 2020

Event Driven Update, Shares

After achieving our best day in six-weeks today, after back-to-back gains, the ASX is now up 5%, and we’re now in our fifth consecutive week of gains locally, and our best position in 11 weeks…

Rick Maggi

12 March 2020

Donald Trump, Economics, Coronavirus, Investing, Shares, Superannuation

Trump's effort backfires, ASX plunges 7%...

Rick Maggi

12 March 2020

Donald Trump, Economics, Coronavirus, Investing, Shares, Superannuation

Trump's effort backfires, ASX plunges 7%...

Donald Trump’s effort to calm markets has backfired. The ASX is well and truly in bear market territory, at least for now, as the fallout from coronavirus shakes global market confidence.

Rick Maggi

28 October 2019

Shares, Wealth Accumulation

Shares explained...

Rick Maggi

28 October 2019

Shares, Wealth Accumulation

Ever contemplated investing in shares but don’t know where to start?

Before you do, it’s important to understand what shares are, how they work and why the bulk of adult Australians who own shares – directly or through managed funds/super – see it as a primary strategy for generating long-term wealth…

Rick Maggi

14 October 2019

Event Driven Update, Economics, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Shares

Trade deal or handshake?

Rick Maggi

14 October 2019

Event Driven Update, Economics, Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Shares

Last Friday the US and China made some promising steps towards a more substantive agreement, but this isn’t a trade deal, yet…

Rick Maggi

3 October 2019

Event Driven Update, Market/Economic Update, Shares

Silver lining?

Rick Maggi

3 October 2019

Event Driven Update, Market/Economic Update, Shares

The Dow Jones had another bad night, down almost 1.86%, and at the time of writing own share market is doing a little worse, down 2.25%…

Rick Maggi

20 August 2019

Educational, Investing, Market/Economic Update, Shares, Westmount Financial

World Cup of Investing...

Rick Maggi

20 August 2019

Educational, Investing, Market/Economic Update, Shares, Westmount Financial

It’s been a banner year for New Zealand sport, with a world championship win in women’s netball, the narrowest of world cup losses in men’s cricket and an upcoming attempt by the All Blacks to win an historic third consecutive rugby world cup…

Rick Maggi

24 June 2019

Economics, Educational, Interest Rates, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, Stats, Shares

Don't fight the Fed, ECB, RBA...

Rick Maggi

24 June 2019

Economics, Educational, Interest Rates, Wealth Accumulation, Superannuation, Strategy, Stats, Shares

The Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank are now looking to reduce interest rates, and here in Australia, we’re possibly looking at another two cuts as the RBA attempts to shore up the local economy. So how should investors respond?

Rick Maggi

23 May 2019

Investing, Pensions, Retirement, Shares, Superannuation, Strategy, Wealth Accumulation

Uncommonly average...

Rick Maggi

23 May 2019

Investing, Pensions, Retirement, Shares, Superannuation, Strategy, Wealth Accumulation

Ask a farmer about average rainfall figures and he’s likely to look at you sceptically. Knowing how actual rainfall varies from year to year, farmers will carefully manage their crops and irrigation. It’s a lesson many investors could learn as well…

Rick Maggi

6 May 2019

Economics, Educational, Shares

Sell in May and go away?

Rick Maggi

6 May 2019

Economics, Educational, Shares

Time to “sell in May and go away”?