The old analogy states: When America sneezes, we get a cold!

For the tenth year in a row the Australian sharemarket has underperformed most of its global sharemarket peers, ranking 37th out of 73 global exchanges.

Chinese buyers spent a record $12.4 billion on Australian residential property last financial year after buying around 15 per cent of all new homes, according to an analysis of government data by Credit Suisse. 

We are about to have a big and long overdue shake up of the accounting sector. 

"China is Australia's biggest trading partner. Especially now that the Free Trade Agreement has been signed, our economy, and by extension our stock market, is subject to the state of the Chinese economy."

With our federal government constantly changing their mind on your superannuation and how you can, or indeed, cannot access it in retirement, now may be the time to explore your options and take control of your super.

The article below details what our Federal Government does to secure its own superannuation for Federal Members of Parliament.

With Sydney and Melbourne housing prices reaching new highs as every month passes, the astute investor looks for value and long term prospects for capital growth potential. The Brisbane housing market has been off the radar, however this will not last.

Inception Wealth Group has been honing in on the opportunity the Brisbane market presents over the coming years and Terry Ryder agrees.