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You insure your car, your home, probably even your phone. But what about the one thing that actually pays for all of it: your ability to earn an income? Income protection is arguably the most important insurance for working Australians, yet it's often the most overlooked. Let's fix that. The Reality Check Here's what keeps us up at night: one in five Australians will be unable to work for three months or more due to illness or injury. The average Aussie has about 3.7 weeks of

Once again, it’s that magical time of the year where we write an outlook for the year ahead. The end of the year provides an opportunity to spend time with family and friends reviewing how accurate last year’s outlook was and to (hopefully) be thankful for the investment returns markets have delivered.

This month we celebrate three incredible years with our amazing Senior Associate, Jessica Mollica! Jess consistently demonstrates unwavering dedication and diligence in everything she does. She goes above and beyond to ensure our clients feel supported and empowered to achieve their goals. Jess is an integral part of our wealth team, generously sharing her experience and insights to help others grow. Her commitment to professional development was further highlighted earlier t

This month we proudly celebrate an incredible milestone: 21 years with our inspiring CEO and Senior Financial Adviser, Nowaki McQueen-Tokita!   Everyone who interacts with Nowaki walks away feeling positive and empowered, whether they’re a client, a team member, a stakeholder, or even a courier delivering to our office! His unique ability to understand what drives those around him, combined with his warmth and intelligence, makes him an exceptional and connected leader.   Now

In this month’s Market Insight, we rehash the outlook for Australia, seeing if there has been any improvement and where the risks lay. 

Active equity managers overall have struggled to deliver decent performance for many years now. So, why do investors still allocate capital to active managers? In this month's Market Insight, we review active and passive management within equity markets.

The first seven months of 2025 were a wild ride, though you wouldn’t think so with where markets are currently. Investors have progressively become more immune to policy announcements coming out of the US, expecting that anything too dramatic will be walked back or negotiated away. That said, the walking back of tariffs has resembled the proverbial boiling frog. Tariff policy as it stands isn’t too dissimilar from what was announced on Liberation Day.

How should Australia’s financial industry turn hard earned retirement savings into retirement income? Delivering investment outcomes in retirement is an incredibly complex problem, with any strategy having to solve for competing objectives, behavioural biases, personality differences and incredible uncertainties.

Today we’re celebrating two fantastic years with our wonderful Client Service Administrator, Nicola Chapman! Nicola is truly a ray of...

Today we proudly celebrate two incredible years with Peter Worn as our Independent Chairperson. Peter’s role working with our board and...

Today we celebrate a special milestone – one year with McQueen for our outstanding Client Service Administrator, Odette Johanson. Odette...

This week we are so proud to celebrate a very special McQueen anniversary, as our Operations Manager, Makayla Beric, marks ten years with McQueen. 

AI adoption is accelerating and for good reason, it has gotten a lot better over the past two years.

This week we are so proud to celebrate a very special McQueen anniversary, as our Operations Manager, Makayla Beric, marks ten years with McQueen. 

US policy flip-flops on Liberation Day tariffs rattle markets and weaken confidence, prompting a cautious underweight in global equities.

US equity underperformance, driven by policy concerns and tech spending, offers a rare opportunity for global markets to narrow the valuation gap.

Our team is growing … We are looking for another highly talented individual to join the McQueen team.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the 2025-26 Federal Budget on March 25th amidst looming elections, revealing a $27.6 billion deficit after recent surpluses and projecting ongoing deficits alongside a $556 billion net debt.

The first two weeks of Trump's presidency have featured numerous policy announcements including tariffs, immigration enforcement, and a deregulation agenda that could boost business confidence. While market reaction has been muted so far, we are closely monitoring the situation for any potential negative impacts from future policy decisions.

Today we celebrate the one-year work anniversary of our incredible Head of Accounting & Tax, Elena Kuzmina.