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    Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

    May 7, 2020

    Reading Time: 2 Minutes Hey what’s up everyone! There’s been many prickly issues which have popped up as a result of COVID-19. A major one of course, is jobs. Or rather, job loss. Some estimates state almost 1 million Aussies have lost their jobs, implying a jump in the April unemployment rate to 11% (for context, March was 5.2%). Ouch. Today’s post is on some insights into the current Australian job market in the midst of this pandemic. Thanks to IndeedĀ for these stats! Oh, if you’re also keen on finding a new job, why not check out Jooble and begin your search? Supermarket jobs FTW A big surprise has been…

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    When to Invest in this Current Market?

    April 11, 2020

    Reading Time: 3 Minutes What’s up people! Hope we are all having a well deserved Easter break. It’s the 4-day Long Weekend here in Oz, and I for one NEED it. Now I think it’s safe to say that most people have been caught up in the stock market rollercoaster recently. Certainly our superannuation (a kind of 401k to my American friends), has taken a whopper of a hit. But currently, there seems to be a bit of normality which has resumed. Indeed, the US stock market has been fairly bullish since it’s lows in late-March. So is now a good time to invest? Is It? Um, let me just…

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