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Don’t know about you, but I’ve got flashbacks to the 70s. Specifically, of Bruce Banner: “Don’t make me angry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.” The Incredible Hulk is … Read More Super reality check – unlimited tax-free super was always too good to be true
Walk away. No winners here. Not even interesting conversation. Just the painful sound of your head banging against a brick wall. When it comes to investing, this affliction is most … Read More The rope-a-dope ‘facts’ lack punch
SUMMARY: Labor dumps opposition to Coalition’s big-bang superannuation changes, admitting it will adopt them. It’s official: You need to start preparing for an … Read More Preparing your super for the election
Burglars are instant valuation experts. It’s in the job description. Within a few minutes, they need to make hundreds of lightning assessments about the value of your stuff and what … Read More Renting? Make sure you have the right insurance
Couples will have to work together as a “superannuation team” to avoid paying increased retirement taxes following the July 2 Federal Election. Tougher tax regimes will be imposed on superannuation … Read More Your ultimate super guide: Will Labor or Coalition victory be better for you?
Remember Tony “Plugger” Lockett? The former Saint who took my Swans to the 1996 grand final … the result of which is a little less raw because of 2005 and … Read More Plugging the index plays
SUMMARY: The reports of the death of TTR have been exaggerated. Still a worthwhile strategy, even if a little less effective. For many, it was almost too good to be … Read More Transition to retirement pensions: not dead yet
Forget the phoney election “class warfare” grabbing the headlines, with Billy claiming this and Malcolm claiming that. There’s a bigger, more important, war erupting. Generational warfare. An economic one. And … Read More Don’t panic about war talk
Nobody predicted the scale of last week’s changes to superannuation. It was a big-bang, 8.7-on-the-Richter-scale, once-in-a-decade, event. While almost all of the changes had been floated, that all of them … Read More Earth-moving changes to super a seismic shock
SUMMARY: Mind-blowing changes to superannuation in last night’s budget. Here are some early, important, strategies. Welcome back to 2006. Last night’s Budget set superannuation back a full decade. But arguably … Read More What I’m telling my clients to do next