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The RFA Team Christmas Gift Guide 2021
Looking for some Christmas Gift Inspiration? Take a look at what our staff are buying their loved ones this holidays. Tayla and her husband spend a lot of time at the beach and they love this cabana and cooler bag as a joint gift idea. Laura found this beautiful MoodMist Diffuser at Dusk for her Mother’s Christmas present. How beautiful are these Balinese […]
Market Review – November 2021
International Equities Hedged and Unhedged International equities exposures varied strongly across the month of November changing 3.65% and -1.56% respectively. After moving sharply higher at the beginning of November, fears regarding higher and longer than expected inflation, news on the new COVID variant, combined with continued tapering talks coming the Federal Reserve was the catalyst […]
Market Review – October 2021
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 October 2021) International Equities International share markets (unhedged) rose 1.65% in October. Fully hedged international shares rose 5.41% on the month signaling a strengthening AUD across the month. Within the United States, the S&P 500 continues to make new all-time highs as markets in general […]
The Value of a Family Meeting
The festive season brings together families and important decisions As we approach the end of another year, many people will be looking forward to the festive season and the chance to slow down and catch up with family, particularly older parents. Busy lives and distant homes can make it easy to feel out of touch. […]
Market Review – September 2021
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 30 September 2021) International Equities International share markets (unhedged) fell by -3.04% in September. The performance of hedged and unhedged shares is now fairly similar over longer time periods. However, with a weaker A$, unhedged shares are now outperforming hedged over the past 6 and 12 […]
Market Review – August 2021
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 August 2021) International Equities International share markets (unhedged) rose 3.09% in August. The performance of hedged and unhedged shares is now fairly similar over longer time periods. However, with a weaker A$, unhedged shares are now outperforming hedged over the past 6 and 12 months. […]
Aged Care – What You Ought To Know
Most people want to remain independent throughout retirement and to stay in control of where and how they live. But your ability to do so may depend on your health and physical well-being. As we age, some things become harder to do on our own. Once you have been assessed and your Home Care Package […]
Market Review – July 2021
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 July 2021) International Equities International share markets (unhedged) rose by 4.1% in July. The weaker A$ helped with hedged international shares which did not benefit from the falling A$ only returning 1.8%. The US share market continues to edge higher. European shares also delivered positive […]
Market Review – June 2021
How the different asset classes have fared:(As at 30 June 2021) International Equities International share markets (hedged) rose by 2.1% in June. Movements in share markets over the month were largely driven by comments from members of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) about the timing of future interest rate hikes. Share markets initially fell after […]
Market Review – May 2021
How the different asset classes have fared: (As at 31 May 2021) Australian and International Equities May was a volatile month for equity markets. Inflation worries caused a drop in the first half of the month with the ASX All Ords down -1.83% at one point. It then rebounded strongly in the second half of […]