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Embracing Holistic Personal Future Planning
October 6th, 2021For better or for worse, people tend to focus on their financial position and material goods when planning for their future – “I want to have $x in the bank by the time I’m 45”; “I want three investment properties on the go before I retire”; “If I’m not earning six-figures in the next fiveread more
Making Good Financial Decisions at a Young Age
September 10th, 2021Our society's youth - rarely does the mention of this demographic spark visions of careful financial management and wise decision-making. But why not? There is no reason people can't begin to lay the foundations for a viable wealth creation strategy from a young age, and education and planning and good financial decisions are the keys.read more
My Term Deposit is About to Mature – What are my Options?
February 19th, 2021Term deposits have been a staple of many people’s wealth portfolio for a long time. However, with interest rates slashed in recent years, we are now seeing the banks (especially the “Big 4”) offering miserly interest rates of around 0.5% per annum. This is now lower than the rate of inflation, so term deposit investorsread more
Preparing for Retirement – What Should you Have in Place?
October 11th, 2019Retirement means different things for different people – it could be an opportunity to travel, spend more time with family, take up new hobbies, or just take it easy for a while; knowing you’ve earned every bit of it after many years in the workforce. But when you’re gearing up for the end of yourread more
Private Companies and Discretionary Trusts – How can these Affect your Retirement?
November 12th, 2018Discretionary trusts and private companies are used extensively by small and medium sized business owners and families, and have been proven to provide tax effective strategies during business and working lives. However, there are implications in retirement around means testing, including for pensions and fees for aged care. Case Study In a recent case, aread more
Interdependent Relationships in Estate Planning
July 31st, 2018Protecting family estates from hefty tax bills can be challenging, however there are little known concessions that can save beneficiaries tens of thousands of dollars in liability. Many people make the mistake of not fully accounting for the relationship between superannuation and estate planning when drafting their wills. Estates with large payments from a superannuationread more
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