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Day: June 24, 2013

Why non-concessional contributions pay

PORTFOLIO POINT: Non-concessional contributions have a mighty powerful impact on your super balance for those who make them. You can’t point to too many areas of superannuation that have contained any semblance of stability in recent years. But for all the huffing and puffing, changes to the law and threats to do so, politics and […]

Crystal ball gazing an imprecise science

Being the banker for shady international characters, money launderers and cyber criminals has got to be a profitable business, doesn’t it? Well, for the masterminds behind Liberty Reserve, it probably was. Until they got caught. It’s a bugger how that happens. There’s got to be an easier way to make money. Thankfully, I’m no economist. […]

House prices have been improving nationally this year. Where do you think they will go in 2013-14?

Two words: Mean reversion. That means almost everything will go back to their long-term averages, no matter how out of sync they might become temporarily. The naughty child who starts actin’ all sweet as pie will eventually go and whack someone. Charlie Sheen, bless him, is possibly only ever one day away from getting back […]

Why non-concessional contributions pay

PORTFOLIO POINT: Non-concessional contributions have a mighty powerful impact on your super balance for those who make them. You can’t point to too many areas of superannuation that have contained any semblance of stability in recent years. But for all the huffing and puffing, changes to the law and threats to do so, politics and […]