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Day: September 23, 2013

Inside ASIC’s SMSF push

PORTFOLIO POINT: ASIC will make it tougher for industry professionals to push clients down the path of opening a SMSFs. The snowball in the numbers of SMSFs and the associated members and trustees continues rolling and growing. The latest tax office data, released over the weekend, shows SMSFs numbered 509,362 at 30 June, with a […]

Old versus new: what should you aim to buy when investing in real estate?

WHOA! Stop! Let’s start by running a demarcation line through this property argument. Homes and investment properties require ideologically different decision-making processes. A home is where you live. It fills emotional needs, such as proximity to family, friends, schools or a lifestyle. Homes should make you feel safe and happy. I roughly agree with Justine’s […]