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Rise above the noise

Excuse me if I sound flustered! There’s so much going on. Companies have just reported their profits and dividends are set to flow. Interest rates are historically low and seem set to fall further. The Australian dollar is lower, exports are booming, the sharemarket hit new highs before crashing in mid August and the slump in house prices appears to be over.

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