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Value Investment Partners Economic Outlook June 2018 While May saw the largely expected correction in the markets, June brought windfall to the ASX, edging it towards a 10-year high. On the back of this, relative newcomers to the VIP portfolios Computershare and Costa Group Holdings … [Read more...] about Economic Outlook for June

Value Investment Partners Economic Outlook May 2018 May saw the expected correction in markets after a meteoric rise of the all ordinaries in April. With it came strong returns from Challenger, which posted a return of 19.35% for May after being somewhat lacklustre for the last six months. … [Read more...] about Economic Outlook for May

May, June, and the Influence of Capital Gains and Losses Each year, the months of May and June bring excitement and anticipation, a time where the smallest detail can make the biggest difference in a result that has endured a full year’s build up. This refers not to State of Origin, but tax time … [Read more...] about May, June, and the Influence of Capital Gains and Losses

Amazon and the Australian Retail Market While many events, occurrences, and advancements have taken place in the last few decades, only a select few are able to rival the introduction of the internet into mainstream society. With the internet came infinite access to information and … [Read more...] about Amazon and the Australian Retail Market

It has always been said that necessity is the mother or invention – the human pursuit of making day-to-day living easier, more comfortable, and more efficient has forever spurred the continual innovation in areas such as communication, information, and travel. In fact, in this day and age, it is … [Read more...] about Technology of Tomorrow, Today

For decades, the subject of medical marijuana has long been a contentious topic. However, after years of campaigning from patients who have received relief from the drug despite obtaining it on the black market, the Federal Government has made legal the cultivation and manufacturing of medical … [Read more...] about Green Gold: Medical Marijuana

One month into his four-year term as POTUS and President Trump has already caused a worldwide stir through questionable cabinet choices, alternative facts, and controversial decisions such as his executive orders to place travel bans from selected countries with high Muslim populations, and the … [Read more...] about Investing in a Trump World

Given that 2016 featured two major underdogs that have changed the balance of the world, these being Brexit and President Trump, it is logical to ask what major political and economic movements could occur in 2017 that will have a severe impact on the global economy. Events that immediately come to … [Read more...] about What if France or Germany left the EU?