THE ADVISER’S NOTEBOOK
MARCH 2021
CONTENTS
Property Values Soar
Super Contribution Caps to Increase in July
Bull Stock Market Again?
From Spending to Saving Spree
How to Spot Fake News
The Autumn Debate
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It’s the changing of the seasons.
As we enter Autumn and into the end of the first quarter of 2021, we begin some major transitions.
From feeling uncertain to feeling hopeful with the upcoming vaccination roll out; from suspended economic activities to slow resumption; feeling unsure to gaining some direction and hope for the future.
The start of Autumn also flags a period of financial normality.
With summer over, we should start to be tracking well against the goals we have set ourselves over the year.
Overall, these transitions are welcome. But they are coupled with crucial questions.
How will Australians respond to the effect of the vaccines? How will the markets respond? How will our economy fare in the second quarter? When will we be able to travel overseas again? And what will our lives look like in the future?
Speaking of travel, the Australian High Court will begin hearing a case challenging the Morrison government's international travel ban. Right-wing think tank LibertyWorks argues the federal government has no legal power to stop citizens from leaving the country.
With the travel ban recently extended from March to June this year, most Australians will have endured at least 15 months without overseas travel if the ban does end in June.
Let’s keep dreaming of overseas travel for a little while longer!
The team at Your Wealth Hub Advice wishes you a lovely start to Autumn!
We are not quite ready to get our jumpers out of storage just yet!
Gavin Glozier, AdvFP
CEO & Principal Financial Adviser
P 1300 763 498 • M 0408 155 140
Level 33, 264 George St NSW, Australia
Life the life you want to live.
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PROPERTY VALUES SOAR
Property values across the country are rising and they're doing so at a fast pace. The surge in February is considered the fastest in 17 years. What's going on, and which capital cities are experiencing the most significant upswing?
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SUPER CONTRIBUTION CAPS TO INCREASE IN JULY
Contribution caps, or the amount of super you can put away each year, are set to increase to 10% from July 1. Whilst this increase may not seem like a lot, it can significantly impact your retirement.
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BULL STOCK MARKET AGAIN?
Stock market returns in 2020 eerily resembled the trend in 2009. In what may become the second year of a bull market, where can investors look for returns, amid the appearance of historically high valuations?
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FROM SPENDING TO SAVING SPREE
Australians are apparently on a saving spree due to COVID-19 and for good reason: uncertainty. But what about those whose livelihood took a hit? What brought about this increase in median savings balances?
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HOW TO SPOT FAKE NEWS
Remember when Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey argued that social media platforms weren’t supposed to be arbiters of the truth? The internet went into a frenzy, and until now, fake news is still...fake.
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THE AUTUMN DEBATE
Is it autumn already? Apparently not. This not-so-scientific article explains why the cooler weather won’t start for a few weeks yet.
Life starts all over again
when it gets crisp in the fall.
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD