by Troy MacMillan | Jul 10, 2020 | Economy
Australians are used to seeing their country ranked near the top of the list when it comes to most desirable places to live. But there’s one low ranking we should all be proud of amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest available data, Australia is ranked...
by Troy MacMillan | Jul 3, 2020 | Economy, Investment
What did I tell you about panic selling at the bottom? Wall Street and global stocks just rounded out their best quarterly gain in years, as markets clawed back most of their pandemic-induced losses. In Australia, the ASX 200 Index rose more than 16% between April and...
by Troy MacMillan | Jun 1, 2020 | Budget, Economy, Family, Generation
The coronavirus pandemic exposed our society’s biggest weaknesses. Healthcare, supply chains and the way we work were all disrupted in unimaginable ways. Suddenly, people with secure jobs and stable housing found themselves unable to meet their basic needs....
by Troy MacMillan | May 24, 2020 | Economy, Family
Global share markets surged this week on news that an American biotechnology firm had made significant progress on a coronavirus vaccine. Is this the silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic that investors have been hoping to see? It’s too early to say. There’s no...