Patrick Noble

WHAT WILL BUDGET CUTS MEAN FOR RETIREES?

Cut and cut hard. If the recent rhetoric from Canberra is anything to go by thismonth’s Budget sounds like it’s going to be a barrel of fun. But as the Treasurer prepares to put the mean into means testing, it’s fair to say that some important decisions need to be made in regards to the sustainability of Australia’s fiscal future.

 

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THE JANUARY EFFECT: WHAT WENT WRONG?

With the first negative start to the year since 2010, markets have started off on the wrong foot, writes Patrick Nobel, senior investment strategist, Zurich Financial Services Australia. Advisers must now find strategies that help protect clients against some of the risks and ensure their portfolios put the right foot forward.

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