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Your personal financial register

June 6, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Your personal financial register

Have you written a personal financial register, listing your super and non-super investments, your other assets, your income and any debts?


Australia’s $4bn Super blackhole impacting self-employed most

May 29, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Australia’s $4bn Super blackhole impacting self-employed most

While a recent research report has predicted that the ATO’s crackdown on SG non-compliance will be effective in improving the payment of super to employees, the lack of super savings among the self-employed is expected to remain a critical issue.


The proper help can be a benefit – age pension

May 25, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on The proper help can be a benefit – age pension

About two-thirds of Australians are entitled to at least a partial age pension (i), so most of us need to understand how it works and determine what role we want it to play in our retirement plan.


What a financial planner does to help.

May 13, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on What a financial planner does to help.

Updated research from Vanguard confirms what previous research found concerning the average value added to clients' long-term wealth by a financial planner.  


Goodbye to ad-hoc portfolios

May 11, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Goodbye to ad-hoc portfolios

Investment portfolios are often built in an ad-hoc fashion with too little thought given to taking a co-ordinated approach to investing.


Wanted: More voluntary super contributions

May 7, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Wanted: More voluntary super contributions

Are you contributing enough to super? Recent research highlights the reality that most members of large super funds do not make voluntary contributions.


Federal Budget 2019 – Overview

April 30, 2019 12:00 am Published by Comments Off on Federal Budget 2019 – Overview

The Government’s economic plan and this Budget are building a stronger economy and securing a better future for all Australians. This Budget and our economic plan are:

  • Returning the budget to surplus
  • Delivering more jobs
  • Providing lower taxes
  • Guaranteeing essential services like Medicare, schools, hospitals and roads