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The Rise of AI
This week has seen the plenty of market moving views. Perhaps the biggest was a thought piece from Citrini Research on the impact of AI on the US economy and investment & bond markets. It’s a long read but interesting. THE 2028 GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE CRISIS This prompted a few responses that they were just a little bit crazy (they admit at the end of the doom & gloom article most of it probably won't happen) but it clearly articulates why the market has been aggressively sel
Feb 272 min read
Retirement Confidence: Why Only 50% of Australians Feel Secure
A new national barometer on how Australians feel about their financial preparedness for retirement paints a sobering picture. According to AMP’s inaugural Retirement Confidence Pulse , only half of Australians feel financially confident about life after work with the headline confidence score sitting at 50 out of 100. The research, commissioned by AMP and conducted by Dynata in July 2025, surveyed 2,000 Australians across ages, incomes, employment types and family situations
Feb 232 min read
Housing Turn Around
Housing affordability is a huge topic of discussion in Australia. The price of a unit in Brisbane increased by 13% over the last year and in some areas (like Mount Lofty) average prices rose nearly 30%. If affordability was a problem it is obviously a bigger problem after that because wages didn’t rise anywhere near as much and now, rates are on the rise. Affordability however isn’t just an Australian problem though. It remains a problem in much of the Western World and Go
Feb 112 min read
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