In today's podcast, Scott Francis looks at the adequacy or otherwise of the single age pension. He concludes that the current payment rate is not fair  for single pensioners.  Please click the following link to be taken to this podcast - Inadequacy of the Single Age Pension.

In today's podcast, Scott Francis explains the process of short selling and its impacts on the market. Please click the following link to be taken to this podcast - Explanation of Short Selling.

In today's podcast, Scott Francis looks at how the returns in the 12 months following a 20% or greater fall on share markets have on average seen a 30% rise.  He concludes with 3 basic principles  - (1) markets recover from falls, (2) market movements are very difficult to predict, and (3) returns from share markets have been 7% above inflation through history.  Please click the following link to be taken to this podcast - Market Volatility and 12 Month Returns.