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Is income protection insurance really worth the money?

Income protection insurance pays you a benefit in the event you cannot work to earn your regular income due to sickness or injury. Is this insurance worth having, what do you need to look out for and how can you get the best value for money? Insuring your million-dollar asset Without a doubt, most people’s …

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One simple rule to avoid all financial advisor horror stories; go independent (here’s 5 tests)

We have all read the horror stories in the newspapers or seen them on television: Mum and Dad put their trust in a financial advisor. The advisor ‘sells’ them an investment that paid him a substantial commission. The investment was poor quality. Mum and Dad subsequently lose their life savings and the advisor goes unpunished. …

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Why you don’t need a financial plan

It stands to reason that not everyone needs a financial plan or relationship with a financial planner. There might be various reasons for this. However, perhaps the best way to answer this question, i.e. “who doesn’t need a financial plan” is to discuss what’s involved in a plan and then you can draw your own …

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Beware of a wolf dressed up in sheep’s clothing!

I have written about the importance of considering both investment risk and returns when assessing the viability of an investment. In fact, the world’s best investors tend to have a very low tolerance for risk – they only invest in ‘sure things’. In my experience, novice investors can talk themselves into believing that an investment …

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Investment-grade apartments have under-performed. So, is now the time to buy?

In Melbourne, investment-grade apartments have not appreciated in value very much in the past three to five years when compared to houses – as illustrated by the chart below. I would like to explore why this might have been the case and share my opinion of whether this performance differential will persist. What are investment-grade …

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The pursuit of ‘quality’ advice

Our core goal at ProSolution is to exceed our client’s expectations in the quality of advice that we provide. Of course, our fees need to be competitive and fair, our service caring and attentive but it’s the quality of the advice we give that we must continually improve. Why is quality so important? Quality financial …

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