Rick Maggi

22 January 2019

Budgeting, CFP, Educational, Family Finances, Financial Planning, Financial Advice, Goal Setting, Wealth Accumulation, Westmount Financial

Spend Less: 7 Mind Hacks

Rick Maggi

22 January 2019

Budgeting, CFP, Educational, Family Finances, Financial Planning, Financial Advice, Goal Setting, Wealth Accumulation, Westmount Financial

When it comes to spending money, your brain has a whole A to Z of biases steering you towards splashing out instead of sticking to your budget. Find out how these mind habits work and learn hacks to help you get the better of them…

Rick Maggi

19 January 2019

Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Shares, Westmount Financial

Shares making a comeback. But why?

Rick Maggi

19 January 2019

Market Risk, Market/Economic Update, Shares, Westmount Financial

Shares have staged a sensational turnaround in the early days of 2019, rebounding after an end-of-year tailspin. So what’s changed? Is there danger?

Rick Maggi

15 January 2019

Educational, Economics, Market/Economic Update, Westmount Financial

Outlook for 2019...

Rick Maggi

15 January 2019

Educational, Economics, Market/Economic Update, Westmount Financial

In this update, AMP’s Chief Economist, Shane Oliver, looks at what went wrong in 2018 (and its lessons), along with views of where 2019 is likely to go, and what to look out for. A straight forward, point by point report well worth a read…

Rick Maggi

10 January 2019

Shares, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Westmount Financial

Will history be on our side in 2019?

Rick Maggi

10 January 2019

Shares, Financial Advice, Financial Planning, Westmount Financial

The All Ordinaries Index finished 2018 down 6.7%, the first negative year since 2011. Over the last 40 years the sharemarket has produced negative returns 8 times, and on 7 occasions markets rebounded the following year. Is history on our side in 2019?