(03) 9020 2905Burglars 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
Your ultimate super guide: Will Labor or Coalition victory be better for you?
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?
Plugging the index plays
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
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
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
Don’t panic about war talk
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
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
Earth-moving changes to super a seismic shock
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
What I’m telling my clients to do next
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
Your plan for tax and rate cuts
Finances go backwards occasionally. Precious few could say it’s never happened to them. Sometimes it’s because markets are imploding. Stock and/or property markets occasionally tank, temporarily at least flushing possibly … Read More Your plan for tax and rate cuts