Happy May the 4th! On this special Monday edition of Wealth Coffee Chats, Bob Proven explores the “invisible force” of the financial world: compounding growth. Much like the Force, compounding is always present and incredibly powerful, but it only rewards...
It is Friday, May 1, 2026, and the lending landscape is feeling a bit like a high-stakes game of chess. With fuel prices finally plummeting—providing some rare relief at the pump—the attention has turned sharply toward next Tuesday’s RBA meeting. As cost-of-living...
On a “crispy” Melbourne Thursday, we dive into the latest inflation data released yesterday, and the news isn’t exactly what the market wanted to hear. With the March monthly inflation figure hitting 4.6% and the underlying rate sitting at 3.3%, we...
It’s tax season at Wealth Coffee Chats, and today we’re diving into the “holy grail” of Australian tax: the Principal Place of Residence (PPOR) exemption. While your home can be 100% tax-free, things get complicated the moment life changes—whether you’re...
It’s a unique Monday in April 2026—while parts of the country enjoy a public holiday, Melbourne is coming off a massive heatwave. In this episode, Fadi from the Melbourne advisory team dives into one of the most common frustrations for investors: the “waiting...
They say the fastest way to become a millionaire in Australia was to buy a house in 1995 and simply stop checking the price for 30 years. But in April 2026, the “buy and wait” strategy is facing a new gauntlet of economic pressure. With the RBA signaling...
