Insurance – Flood & Other Water Perils

Insurance on Flood and other Water Perils By Dr Allan Manning Copyright LMI Group 2011 Nothing dominated the media in the first 6 weeks of 2011 more than the storms and flooding that has affected much of Australia. The Insurance industry is expected to pay out close...

China Property

Michael Collins, investment commentator at Fidelity Evidence of the burst housing bubbles in western countries such as Ireland and the US is often shown as rows of empty, sometimes half-built, homes. Similar footage from China has prompted speculation that China’s...

Carbon Tax

 Opinions on the Gillard Government’s Carbon Tax are mixed.The majority of the population are just sick of hearing about it.  There is an extremely vocal group who oppose it.  Then there are those in favour, who appear to be in the minority.  Here are two...

Why Starting Young Pays Off

Let’s compare two teenagers and their lifetime savings habits. Bianca baby-sits a lot and spends most of her spare time reading. She saves $1,000 a year starting when she’s 15 and invests it in the stock market for 10 years earning 12% per year on average....