 Can you get everything you need from a prompt? Jessie and Yannick challenge ChatGPT to an ‘advice-off’, dissecting how AI generated advice differs from the standard.
 Legislation prevents financial advisers from giving specific advice when they do not have a full picture of your financial situation. General advice is the most common you will receive at a first appointment, as the adviser does not yet have enough information to make a specific recommendation.
 Eight times a year the Reserve Bank of Australia meets to discuss monetary policy, and by 2:30pm that day your mortgage repayments may be set to rise or fall.
 At least once a week, we speak to someone who has been pushed into calling us by a partner, parent, or a friend. Sometimes they’re just starting a new role at their first full time job. Others are nearing retirement. The common thread that connects them all is that they have no idea what a financial adviser can do for them.
 You may have heard about recent discussions to ditch the 50% CGT discount, but what does it mean, and how will it impact you?
 During your appointment you may be asked to sign a third-party authority (TPA) for your superannuation, insurance, or investment accounts. But what is a third-party authority?
 As we approach the end of financial year, you may be walking through your house and wondering what exactly you can claim. Your new computer? Your lunch from last week, lain forgotten in the veggie drawer? Your dog?
 It’s your fifteenth round of rental inspections. A dozen young couples and small families heave their way through the door of a unit forty minutes from the city. The property manager spouts on about the first-class amenities, walking past a carpet stained by years of tenants. There’s a metallic smell in the air. A cockroach crawls sluggishly over your foot.
This is the current state of the rental market in Australia, especially in our capital cities. Many people may be considering if buying is a cheaper, easier option.  Here at Evergreen, we are conscious that deciding what to do with your Permanent Impairment compensation payment can be challenging, especially when you aren’t sure where to start.
The choice between a lump sum or weekly amount can mean a multitude of things for your financial security, which is why DVA offers funding for veterans to get advice prior to accepting their offer.  If you have either been medically discharged or have applied to DVA for incapacity payments, then you may be receiving Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Incapacity payments.
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