Am I a cheerleader for banks? My oath I am because I live by the rational view that banks are a useful fact of life. And that’s a balanced point of view.

Until we have politicians who could convince Aussies to buy into the economically rational view of the CBA’s boss, we’ll be stuck with our inadequate tax system that won’t be a big help for economic growth.

Here’s my case for share market optimism this year. And as super returns rest heavily on stock market performance, this should be a good year for stocks and super too.

What are the best mid-cap stocks according to Jun Bei Liu and Raymond Chan?

A former Coles executive turned Labor MP is ringing the bell on the revelation that Australia pays 108% more than the world average for vegetables, 41% more for meat and 73% more for other grocery items.

Great news on the jobs front but does it KO that ambitious call by the CBA economics team of three rate cuts before year’s end and three more next year?

If interest rates weren’t so important, this Labor/Coalition battle over who should be determining our interest rate future would simply be seen as a silly political stoush ahead of the 2025 election.

More economists are seeing it my way that rate cuts are a lot closer than predicted earlier in the year.

Negative media merchants can have a detrimental effect on your wealth if you’re predisposed to listening to their gloom and doom.

Should you buy the banks or say bye, bye to them? Plus, hot investment plays now!

This week is set to be a big one for rate worriers, with the RBA to meet tomorrow. We should see cuts by September but there are economists who argue no change will come this year. Here’s why I think they’re wrong.

The greatest barrier to people building wealth is their inability to learn what they don’t know and then pay people to help them fix that.