Alex’s Articles

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Planning Christmas Early: A Six-Step Guide to Avoiding the Financial Hangover

November 2, 2026

Christmas is less than eight weeks away. Starting your planning now, while there’s still time, is the best way to avoid the stress of December and the financial hangover that…

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Are You and Your Partner Money Compatible? How Savers and Spenders Can Find Common Ground

October 26, 2026

One of you sees a healthy bank balance and feels safe. The other sees it and starts thinking about a holiday. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Money is…

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Digital Wallet Security: How to Keep Your Phone Payments Safe

October 19, 2026

Most of us barely think about it anymore. Tap your phone for a coffee on Darby Street, tap again at Coles or Woolies, then check out online with a card…

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Oil Grabs the Spotlight Again: GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update

October 12, 2026

Virtuous Wealth and GPS Wealth present the September 2026 GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update. These updates from our licensee group assist us with strategies and give context to investment decisions.…

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Scams and Elder Financial Abuse: How to Protect Yourself and the People You Love

September 25, 2026

Most of us have had one by now: a text about a parcel we never ordered, a call from “the bank” about suspicious activity, or an investment offer that sounds…

Helping Your Kids Get Ahead: Education, First Homes and the Tax Traps to Avoid

September 11, 2026

Most parents and grandparents would love to make life a little easier for the next generation. Paying for school costs, chipping in for a first home, setting up an investment…

Volatility Becoming the Norm – GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update

August 26, 2026

Virtuous Wealth and GPS Wealth present the July 2026 GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update. These updates from our licensee group assist us with strategies and give context to investment decisions.…

Budgeting on an Irregular Income: A Guide for Sole Traders, Contractors and Freelancers

August 20, 2026

Budgeting is hard enough for people in regular employment, who need to cover today’s bills alongside tomorrow’s emergency savings and some investment in their future. But if you’re a self-employed…

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The Hidden Risks of Working From Home

August 12, 2026

Working from home (WFH) has been around for years, but since the COVID pandemic Australian organisations have really embraced it, both to trim expenses and to offer employees a genuine…

A Fickle Truce – GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update

July 23, 2026

Virtuous Wealth and GPS Wealth present the June 2026 GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update. These updates from our licensee group assist us with strategies and give context to investment decisions.…

Quarterly Economic Update: April to June 2026

July 23, 2026

It was a quarter of two halves. Overseas, the US and Iran agreed to end their war, sending oil prices tumbling and sharemarkets rallying. At home, households copped another rate…

Escaping the Subscription Trap

July 14, 2026

How many subscriptions does your household have going right now? When most of us think about subscriptions, we go straight to Netflix, Prime, maybe an online newspaper or magazine. But…

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