by Ian from Doncaster, Victoria
We were reading a GFC article the other week, and it got me talking. A colleague suggested I take out a capital protected margin loan as I was considering a margin loan - I'm only 40 years old. What is a capital protected margin loan?
by Robert Goudie
A fan of common sense, Robert Goudie is rated as a platinum adviser with an average customer rating of 96% from over 120 reviews. Robert works at Meritum Financial Group in Horsham, Victoria.
by Adviser Ratings
Do you support a Royal Commission into the Banking sector?
by Rodney Lester
The Federal Labor opposition has announced that if they win the upcoming election they will hold a Royal Commission into the Banking sector. But what would will it mean for Financial Advisers? We give a quick backgrounder on some key points and…
by by Christopher Zinn
If you put stock in the banks’ own measures of customer satisfaction, a Royal Commission might be surplus to requirements.
But stop people in the streets and odds-on, most will think a Royal Commission will uncover even more malfeasance in the…
by Rodney Lester
We can sometimes forget that we are living in extraordinarily advanced times when it comes to what technology offers us. We take the example of Google and online searches and ask whether we are making the most of the opportunities we have...or are…
by Brendan Stone with Adviser Ratings
At Adviser Ratings, we like to showcase how financial advice can help ordinary Australians. It’s wrong to think it is just for the wealthy. Seeking competent, professional financial advice can be beneficial for most regular Australians as the…
by Dean Hutchins
Dean Hutchins is a Platinum Adviser with 44 reviews and an average customer rating of 97%. He owns and operates Diversified Financial Planners in Frankston in Victoria.
by Joel Edelman
When an insurance policy is based on outdated medical advice and doesn’t pay out - like the recently reported heart attack example in the Fairfax expose, who is responsible. The adviser, the insurance provider or ASIC for allowing it to be sold in…