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The internet and email have changed the way we communicate over the last 20-25 years. While email may seem a little old hat these days with various social media tools emerging as ways to stay in touch, it’s still the major official point of contact between businesses and their clients or consumers. With that in […]

The Land of Confusion

June 22, 2017

If you’re old enough, you probably remember when Phil Collins and a band called Genesis were topping the charts in the mid 80’s. For the most part, they were an easy listening pop/rock band, but at one stage they strayed into the political arena with a song called ‘Land of Confusion’. The tensions between the […]

We’re now mid-way through the AFL season and for football fans it’s been 12 weeks of great entertainment. For non-football fans it’s been 12 weeks, plus pre-season, wondering why this nonsense takes up so much time on the news. If you’re of the second persuasion, keep reading because the AFL still has some lessons for anyone […]

FYG Planners are pleased to announce Emerge Financial of Sydney have joined FYG’s adviser owned financial services licensee. Emerge Financial is a privately owned financial planning practice, operated by Colin Benvenuto. Colin founded Emerge Financial in 2003 with the belief a financial advice relationship is to help clients make smart decisions and provide them with greater certainty regarding the outcomes they are seeking. […]

It happens maybe once or twice a month. A call comes into our office with someone wanting to speak to an adviser. They’re not an existing client, nor are they known to us, but they want to talk about investing. It’s always something specific, maybe real estate or gold. The reason it’s always something specific […]