Archive for February, 2009
The Road to Recovery »
This great article was provided today by Financial Alert. It is great reading and the visual of the market share for the banks is fantastic. The road(s) to recovery by Graham Rich | Monday, 23 February 2009 Capitalism is in the throes of its most severe crisis of our lifetime - and then some more years. A combination of deep global [...]
Cash Flow Property »
Today I am going to provide you with a look at a property that we have available right now for clients if they are interested. You must be quick though because I would say this deal will be gone by the end of the week. It's a great example of why you should be buying property right now. Here's the details. Also attached is a picture of the [...]
Making Money Easily »
No questions from Clients today so I thought about what to write. At Professional Investment Services we focus on how to help clients achieve their financial goals and so I am often asked what to invest in and where. As a financial planner I am trained and educated in the traditional methods of creating wealth and protecting wealth however [...]
Indices »
Lately there has been a lot of questions about what investments to make in the share market. This is a question that can not be answered globally because everybody is different and based upon your financial situation, your goals and your risk profile it will be appropriate for you to invest in different assets to me or any other person. In this [...]
Why won't the bank help me »
I am continuing in the line of answering questions from a client. This format gives me some great ways to deliver information to you. "My bank said they don't do debt management systems and have no idea of what one is. Why is that? Also I thought properties increased in value so how come you get to claim depreciation like you do in a business" Hi [...]
Q&A with a Client »
Today I thought I would share the answer I gave to a client who bought their first home last year before being introduced to us here at Professional Investment Services. His question to me was this "Ultimately I’d like to land bank somewhere (hopefully another depression will come in about 7-8 years), then when we can afford to build, we’d [...]
Property should I or shouldn't I »
It seems as each day goes by someone somewhere is saying buy property now whilst someone else is saying stay away. So whats the right answer? Well Interest rates have been dropping however a subtle change has appeared in the last week or so, the banks have started putting the fixed rates up. Property sales volumes are at levels not seen for [...]
Cheap not always the easy option »
Home loan rates are falling sharply as lenders follow the lead set by the Reserve Bank’s reductions in the official cash rate. But cheap does not necessarily mean easy. Thursday, February 12th 2009, 11:22AM by Maria Scott Anecdotal evidence from the market suggests funds are still not flowing freely despite the steps taken internationally to [...]
Cash is Not King »
The recent rush of redemptions in the managed funds industry could reverse somewhat in 2009 as falling yields in cash encourage investors to look elsewhere for returns, according to new CoreData research. For many other investors the trigger point for potential asset re-allocation has already been passed in terms of expected returns with [...]
News about gold »
Meltdown drives new gold rush Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 08 February 2009 GOLD BULLS are having their day in the sun. And it's not difficult to understand why. The fine metal has long been seen as a safe haven in times of trouble. What with carnage on credit markets, banks on the bail-out and sundry financial failures, no wonder people are [...]
