Table of preservation ages for access to superannuation Table 1: Attaining preservation age Born after … Born before … Preservation age 30/06/1960 55 1/07/1960 30/06/1961 56 1/07/1961 30/06/1962 57 1/07/1962 … Read More Preservation age table
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Barbecue banter is telling
When it comes to buying assets, some ask if you “should you try to catch a falling knife”? Others recommend waiting until there’s “blood on the streets”. In … Read More Barbecue banter is telling
Super nutshell: What you need to know
SUMMARY: You’ve got a limited opportunity to make the most of higher contribution limits for superannuation in FY17. Bless life’s simple things. … Read More Super nutshell: What you need to know
Used wisely, debt can help to achieve great things
There is a group of people that, to the day I die, are going to confound me. But it’s mutual. I’ll never get them. And … Read More Used wisely, debt can help to achieve great things
The biggest hit to Aussie super savers
SUMMARY: Here’s the detail on the pain of the new transition to retirement pension tax. There’s no one killer punch in the Coalition’s super … Read More The biggest hit to Aussie super savers
Renting? Make sure you have the right insurance
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
Transition to retirement pensions: not dead yet
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
Super strategies to use now
SUMMARY: The Budget super changes are far from law. But, clearly, couples must work more closely as a super team from this instant on. If the Turnbull Government’s super changes … Read More Super strategies to use now
Reverse mortgages getting a bad rap
My hippy parents are annoyingly young. The sort of annoying that occasionally has them mistaken as my older brother/sister in public. By today’s standards, they had me before they were … Read More Reverse mortgages getting a bad rap
What are the best ways to cut down credit card debt?
Best ways? Plural? Is there some suggestion that there’s more than one way? Because there isn’t. There is only one way to cut your nasty, insidious, credit … Read More What are the best ways to cut down credit card debt?