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May 2017

Don’t Invest in Hotspots!

New property investors are often wanting to find out where the hotspots are.  The problem with hotspots is that they…

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Must know changes to Superannuation

On 9 May 2017, Treasurer Scott Morrison released the 2017-18 Federal Budget. Due to the changes taking effect 1 July…

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What happened to the Aussie Backyard?

Australian house blocks are shrinking. A decade ago the average Australian block size was around 700sqm. Today freestanding homes are…

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Chinese tech company up 35% in 2017. More returns to come!

After reporting quarterly earnings last Friday, shares in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NASD: BABA) are up 35% since January, and…

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How to Spot Market Tops: Interest Rate Spreads

Over the past several days, we discussed 4 ways to identify market tops: macroeconomic indicators, interest rate raising cycles, valuation metrics…

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How to Spot Market Tops: Market Sentiment

In previous articles, we discussed ways to spot stock market tops. We already covered macroeconomic indicators, interest rate cycles and…

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Recent stories

Retirement planning: it's not all about the money

Retirement is often a massive life change for the majority of people who experience it. Most of us will have…

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Weekly Market Updates | March 22 2023

Watch UGC’s weekly market update videos to find out the week’s most important financial and investment news.

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What is Probate?

  Probate is a process by which the Court approves the will of the Deceased as valid and rules that…

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UGC’S STOCK MARKET & ECONOMIC UPDATE – MARCH 2023

Join UGC’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Joel Hewish, this episode for UGC’s investment philosophy, and its correlation to the…

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Sowing the seeds of succession

Succession planning can be difficult at the best of times without dealing with the added pressures farmers have recently faced…

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