Scams and Elder Financial Abuse: How to Protect Yourself and the People You Love
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…
Alex’s Articles
Helping Your Kids Get Ahead: Education, First Homes and the Tax Traps to Avoid
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
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
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…
The Hidden Risks of Working From Home
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
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
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
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…
Market Rebounds as Inflation Pressures Remain Elevated – GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update
Virtuous Wealth and GPS Wealth present the May 2026 GPS Wealth Monthly Market Update. These updates from our licensee group assist us with strategies and give context to investment decisions.…
Blended Families and Money: How to Protect Assets Fairly
About one in 10 families in Australia is a blended or step family, according to census data, and the trend has been climbing in recent years. Blended families can absolutely…
How to Reduce Private Health Insurance Premiums Without Leaving Yourself Underinsured
For a lot of Australians, private health insurance feels like one of those bills that just keeps creeping up every year. The instinct is usually to scale back cover, or…
Why Budgeting Is About Managing Cash Flow, Not Just Cutting Costs
The core purpose of budgeting is pretty simple: control your cash flow. Cash in, cash out, and what’s left over at the end. Kudos to you if you’ve already built…