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Property Market Outlook

Despite rising interest rates, the low availability of housing stock and demand for residential property has seen steady price growth across capital city markets in 2023

Posted by Jason Calleja

Understanding aged care costs

The best way to pay for aged care depends on your family’s unique circumstances. Here we explain the different types of aged care costs in Australia, what they cover and what you can expect to pay.

Posted by Rebecca Poynton

Client feedback keeps us improving

Walt Disney famously had this advice for those striving to create a successful, long-term business “Do what you do so well that people will want to experience it again and ...

Posted by Lee Wapling

Staying at home for longer as you age

As we age, more and more people are aiming to stay in the family home close to support networks for as long as possible and good financial planning is an important part of making it happen.

Posted by Karl Hunting

Rev Invest delivers positive returns

Rev Invest portfolio returns since inception, demonstrate the value of being invested in high quality Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) managed by a proven investment team, at a low entry cost.

Posted by Richard Dahl

Maintaining the right level of insurance

Having the right level of insurance to protect your income if illness or injury strikes is an important part of building and protecting wealth to achieve your overall financial goals

Posted by Nick Stanley

Financial advice for divorce and separation

Navigating the end of a marriage or long-term relationship is one of the most stressful experience we can face in life and is a significant financial event for all parties involved, particularly for those with complex assets or business structures.

Posted by Nicola Beswick

Lasting economic impacts of COVID-19

It’s been two years since the height of the lockdowns and restrictions of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Widespread vaccination has largely restored our freedoms, but some things have probably changed forever as a result of this once in a century event. Here we reflect on some of the long term social and economic impacts.

Posted by Adam Davenport

Young professionals feeling the squeeze

We are witnessing a significant shift in generational wealth accumulation and concerns that the next generation could be the first since Federation to be worse off than their parents.

Posted by Cameron Sicker

Could a loved one act for you in legal and financial matters?

Something we don’t always think about when we are fit and well, is whether someone we trust could act on our behalf legally and financially, if we needed them to. Yet life is unpredictable, and situations can arise where you may become unable to make decisions or manage your own affairs due to illness, injury, or aging.

Posted by Nicola Beswick

Rev Invest helping a new generation build wealth

Our low-cost online investment offer, Rev Invest is designed to help the next generation build wealth, with the confidence of knowing a proven investment team is behind it.

Posted by Lee Wapling

May 2023 Federal Budget Update

The Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers took 31 minutes to announce his first full year budget for the Albanese Labor Government last night as he tried to provide more for those in the community most negatively impacted by rising inflation without fuelling inflation itself.

Posted by Lee Wapling

Living your best financial life in 2023

It’s that time of the year when make new financial goals, promise to leave bad habits behind and recommit to a positive financial future. 

Posted by Dominic Kwok

October 2022 Federal Budget Update

The Albanese Government has handed down its self-described "solid and sensible" budget in a very different economic environment to March this year when the Morrison government was revealing theirs.

Posted by Lee Wapling

Keeping your personal and financial data safe

From Uber, to Netflix and online banking, getting things done at the touch of a button is now an expected part of every day life. Yet the price of this convenience is that so much personal data is now stored online, becoming a potential target for cyber criminals.

Posted by Nick Stanley

Helping kids pay off their HECS debt to build wealth

Clients often ask us how they can help their kids build wealth faster and become more financially savvy. In this article we consider a way to financially assist those completing studies with student loans.

Posted by Cameron Sicker

Making your financial New Year’s resolutions stick

Spending time relaxing and talking with family and friends over the holidays can make us reassess our goals and priorities. Many of us make resolutions which don’t last more than a month. In this article we exmplore what helps to make new habits stick.

Posted by Daniel Arcadiou

Investing in the next generation

It has been a big year for products and partnerships that support FMD's commitment to investing in the health, wealth and happiness of the next generation.

Posted by Jeremy McPhail

FMD team and clients support cancer research

We’re proud to announce that, thanks to the dedication and generosity of FMD staff and clients, this year we raised over $15,000 for cancer research and services.

Posted by Lee Wapling