What does financial success look like for you? Everyone has different hopes and dreams, but one thing shared by every individual goal is the need for a plan to make it happen. Whether you’re looking to save for an overseas holiday next year or you’re working towards a retirement free of money worries, making a financial plan is an important step in the right direction.

Australians are good at talking ourselves out of life insurance. She’ll be right, right? It turns out there are some scientific reasons why we struggle to engage with life insurance.

Within this month’s update, we share with you a snapshot of economic occurrences both nationally and from around the globe. US election and COVID-19 dominate market activity: - Lock-downs re-introduced in major European economies and the northern hemisphere winter approaches - US GDP growth at record level, markets similarly saw reportedearnings beat expectations - China’s reported economic data remains resilient