(03) 9020 2905SUMMARY: SMSF property investors need to sit back and watch some dust settle. For self-managed super fund property investors, super’s “new” rules and surrounding framework are a long way from … Read More Pension cap creates a property dilemma
The new rules for defined benefit schemes
SUMMARY: The gloss will come off the generosity of some defined benefit schemes from July next year. It has escaped the limelight because … Read More The new rules for defined benefit schemes
Biggest risks can be in property
Huge financial disasters, by their very nature, come from positions where the greatest risks are taken. Sometimes, this is simply rampant stupidity. When a big punt is made and caution … Read More Biggest risks can be in property
Future Fund lessons for self-managed investors
SUMMARY: Investment returns in your SMSF cannot be viewed in isolation. They need regular review. And a dose of realism. Australia’s single largest superannuation fund missed its target in … Read More Future Fund lessons for self-managed investors
Living longer is a super problem
Bruce Brammall, 26th October 2016, The Eureka Report SUMMARY: Lower contribution limits and taxed pensions will be followed by harsher measures in years to come, says survey. Note to all … Read More Living longer is a super problem
Super: It’s time to move on
I hate to be the crusher of dreams, the strangler of wishful thinking. But I think it’s … Read More Super: It’s time to move on
Property pitfalls can cost dearly
The number of ways you can blow up large amounts of money very quickly is near endless. Owning race horses, a life high of drugs, … Read More Property pitfalls can cost dearly
Superannuation changes set off insurance alarms
SUMMARY: Insurance inside super from next year will require a re-evaluation. Lower contribution limits have tilted the field. Life insurance inside superannuation has been a relatively simple equation for … Read More Superannuation changes set off insurance alarms
Advisor Q&A: Addressing your super challenges
SUMMARY: Getting extra tax deductions for super, taxable and tax-free quotas under the $1.6m rule … answering more webinar questions. Another great webinar with Eureka Report readers last Thursday. … Read More Advisor Q&A: Addressing your super challenges
Use the internet as a financial tool
The internet is one of those points in time that will define generations. Like, where were you when Whitlam was sacked? When Princess Diana … Read More Use the internet as a financial tool