David Le Breton - Investment Adviser Hobson Wealth

28/02/2023

We had the pleasure of sponsoring and participating in the Whakatane Rotary Charity Golf tournament for 2023 on Sunday. It was a great day out, Whakatane Golf Club was in outstanding condition, and over $20k raised for Hawkes Bay flood relief.

24/12/2022

Annual Tauranga Office Xmas golf. Unfortunately for Roger and I team Cambridge/Mahe took the honors on the day. But an obligatory selfie with ourselves. Merry Xmas.

30/08/2022

Kiwibank today, what will the government want to own tomorrow? A reasonable question to ponder.

I almost choked on my Weetbix this week when I read that the Government is to nationalise Kiwibank for some $2.1 billion. The first image to spring to mind was...

25/08/2022

Warren's latest article in Business Desk, talking about where the real source of inflation is coming from and why dampening demand with higher interest rates is not a good idea.

At the time of writing, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has just announced a 0.50% increase in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) bringing it up to 3.00% from...

18/08/2022

Warren Couillault - CEO Hobson Wealth is now a regular contributor to BusinessDesk, his first article appeared last week, and getting straight to the point.

Having recently returned from a very enjoyable, long-delayed trip to the UK and Europe, I was surprised to feel sad a few days after returning. Although the UK and the...

16/08/2022

My Food Bag (MFB) released their FY23 trading update this week to the market following the completion of their first four months of the financial year. The result was weaker...

15/08/2022

Hosting clients for the first time in a while last week, and introducing them to our newest adviser, Mahe Drysdale. Thanks also to Mark Fowler and Anna Scott from the Auckland office for their support.

30/06/2022

https://www.hobsonwealth.co.nz/the-shift-from-borrowers-to-investors/

This week the second quarter consumer confidence numbers in New Zealand printed at their lowest level since the series began back in 1988 and is a sobering reminder of the...

20/06/2022

We've run the Hobson Haggle over the past year as part of our sponsorship at Whakatane Golf Club, and last Thursday saw each of the monthly winners play off for the main prize.
The winner was Trevor (seen here) with 41 stableford points. Thanks to Mahe Drysdale for making the trip over to play and share a yarn with the members.
Looking forward to our continued involvement with the club.

20/02/2022

Thoughts on the housing market from our Head of Investments Mark Fowler

Predicting the path of house prices in New Zealand is a bit like economists attempting to forecast future inflation, an interesting exercise but ultimately a futile one. That is not...