January 2019 Review - Share markets bounce back strongly A strong recovery on global equity markets over January saw approximately half of the December quarter decline reversed. Highlights for the month were as follows: A significant bounce back occurred across all major world share markets. Bond yields continued to drift lower as the U.S. Federal Reserve appeared to soften its stance. Lower bond yields resulted in significant gains on listed property and infrastructure marke...

We live in dynamic times - fads, fashions and trends seem to come and go. This is also true of small-medium businesses on average, in Australia, just over 1000 new business start-up each month. Even more alarming is the fact that according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than 60% of small businesses will cease operating within the first 3 years of them starting. So, it's refreshing and comforting to come across a business that has weathered the storm while gaining a s...