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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?

Australia’s big 4 banks have recently completed a government requested bank inquiry, with the chief executives of each company experiencing a 3-hour grilling from a select group of members of parliament. While the notion behind the inquiry was legitimate and valid, the general consensus is that in … [Read more...] about Big Banks, Small Solutions

It is a common perception, largely media-driven, that the Chinese are slowly but surely planting their flag across Australia, particularly in the agricultural sector where foreign ownership of Australian land has come under scrutiny in recent years. While Chinese investors and companies are indeed … [Read more...] about Australia and its Overseas Owners