(03) 9020 2905PORTFOLIO POINT: Are you a 30- or 40-something? Want to know how to maximise your super during “your most powerful decade”? Today starts a two-part series on super for Generation … Read More Generation X: Your guide to super
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Challenges ahead for super
PORTFOLIO POINT: Super funds and platforms are going to have to become inventive if they’re going to survive and thrive under “Cooper’s Super”. All of the parties involved in the … Read More Challenges ahead for super
No tax: That’s the icing on the cake
PORTFOLIO POINT: You’ve turned 60 and you’re not ready to retire? Well, you don’t have to, but you MUST start taking advantage of a super pension. Superannuation, like life, keeps … Read More No tax: That’s the icing on the cake
Will boomers bust super
PORTFOLIO POINT: Is there a “peak super” theory? They talk about peak oil theory, where the production of oil hits its highest, before declining rapidly. Is it possible that there … Read More Will boomers bust super
“Credit cards versus store cards – what’s the best and worst for your wealth?”
Best and worst? Nuh-huh. Worst and worster! Just take my Grandma. She’s used her credit cards to obliterate her home equity and her Boomer kids’ inheritances. (“Bad Grandma! Very naughty!”) … Read More “Credit cards versus store cards – what’s the best and worst for your wealth?”
“Knowledge is power. What is the best finance book you have ever read, and why?”
“Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” That’s a quote from PJ O’Rourke. In my opinion, the funniest man alive. … Read More “Knowledge is power. What is the best finance book you have ever read, and why?”
Your seven super resolutions
PORTFOLIO POINT: This is the 7-Eleven column – the seven things DIY super trustees must do in 2011 to keep your SMSF in top shape. It’s already a quarter-hour past … Read More Your seven super resolutions
“Life insurance: How much, if any, should you have? And how much should you pay?”
IF ANY?! To quote tennis legend John McEnroe: “You cannot be serious!” Remove “if any” from that question for Generation Xers! I know it’s awful to think about, but picture … Read More “Life insurance: How much, if any, should you have? And how much should you pay?”
“Have you made any new year resolutions about your finances? Is this a good idea?”
Yes and, um … no. Well, yes. But not really. New Year’s Eve is a stupid time to make resolutions. For a start, nobody should promise anything when they were … Read More “Have you made any new year resolutions about your finances? Is this a good idea?”
“What will 2011 mean for Generation X’s finances?”
I don’t believe in crystal balls. They’re trouble, like poking Chopper Read in the eye. Exact predictions are for crazy people. And liars. Nobody knows what’s going to happen this … Read More “What will 2011 mean for Generation X’s finances?”