May 2024 Federal Budget. Join Gil Gordon, our CEO for an overview of the proposals and their potential impact as outlined in the federal budget. The proposals provide cost of living relief through 1 July tax cuts, lower power bills, higher welfare payments and support for small businesses.

27/10/22 October 2022 Federal Budget. Join Chris Neal and Steve Baxter for an overview of the first federal budget delivered by Jim Chalmers, with a focus on social security, superannuation and tax.

29/6/2022 - Re-recording of presentation provided in person to clients of RI Newcastle and Lower Hunter. Gil discusses budget and election promises while providing an economic and market update. Courtney joins Gil to discuss the structure of our growing office.

9/2/2022 - Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: With a focus on Quantitative Easing, Gil looks at inflation, interest rates and the potential effect on client portfolios.

17/11/2021 - Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: Demand and Supply issues in our economy and how this impacts house prices, cost of living and investment portfolios.

11/08/2021 - Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: Nationwide lockdowns; what happens from here?

13/5/21 - Economic and market update.IN FOCUS: Summary of the 2021 Federal Budget.

18/3/21 - Keeping You in Touch Seminar from Charlestown Bowling Club (Part 1)
Featuring an Economic Update from CBA economist Belinda Allen, Estate Planning from Gil Gordon and David Petersen from Heritage Gardens.

18/3/21 - Keeping You in Touch Seminar from Charlestown Bowling Club (Part 2)
Featuring Retirement Villages with Gil Gordon, Private Health Insurance with Paul Guttridge and China, US and Australia with Gil Gordon and Ryan Muir.

10/02/2021
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: The relationship between China, USA and Australia. Property outlook, Bitcoin and GameStop via Reddit.

15/12/2020
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: Reviewing 2020.

11/11/2020
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: Record low interest rates and impact of the US Election.

14/10/2020
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: 2020 Federal Budget, how our spending has changed during COVID.

09/09/2020
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: Report card on earnings season, confirmation of Australia's first recession in 30 years and lockdown in Victoria.

12/08/2020
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: The impact of Iron Ore prices and the truth behind investing in Gold

15/07/2020
Economic and market update. IN FOCUS: The Politics of China vs the world

1/07/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: Why Australia is the lucky country, in more ways than one

17/06/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: The positive and negative case from here, OECD growth predictions including the impact of a possible second wave of COVID-19

3/06/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: Economic recovery

27/05/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: The outlook for dividends

20/05/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: Australia and China's relationship

13/05/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: The Bull and Bear case from here

6/05/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: Australia, China and USA, Cashflow Management

29/04/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: How we construct portfolios and the returns we expect

22/04/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: Chinese data

15/04/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: Government announcement recap, IMF Forecasts

8/04/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments, the difference between a recession and depression

1/04/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: COVID 19 Government Proposals and Centrelink Changes

20/03/2020
Economic and market update. INFOCUS: A history of Pandemics, Government options to stimulate the economy, plus our approach to managing money