(03) 9020 2905Oh, property! How do I love thee! Let me count the ways. What! Just three tips investing in property? Property investment can be a beautiful thing. But let’s be clear: … Read More Investors have been surging into real estate. What are your top three tips for would-be property investors?
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There’s no extras to top this Federal Budget blockbuster
Pizza. Oh, love of my life! Every experience can be enriched with pizza’s inclusion. Both life’s highs and lows should be celebrated with it. Birth of a child. Grand final … Read More There’s no extras to top this Federal Budget blockbuster
Forget the mid-life crisis — take smaller risks often
The older one gets, the closer one’s final breath becomes. Given that, age could be blamed for taking financial risks decisions based on shorter and shorter time frames, right? Logical. … Read More Forget the mid-life crisis — take smaller risks often
Which generation is the most generous when it comes to giving to charities. How do you best donate?
MMMM. To be honest, I wouldn’t have said Gen Xers. So many Xers have kiddliwinks – our donating to charity is to try to raise them right. Kids leach all … Read More Which generation is the most generous when it comes to giving to charities. How do you best donate?
How the pension axe could fall
SUMMARY: Thwack! A pointer to how the super taxes rate could be effectively raised, without resorting to taxing pensions. There is more than one way to skin a cat. And … Read More How the pension axe could fall
Children can teach us valuable money lessons. What is the most memorable one you received from a child?
“You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever.” No, my bad. That was my 40-something-year-old mates. My DebtKids have reinforced in me the lesson of “learned behaviour”. We … Read More Children can teach us valuable money lessons. What is the most memorable one you received from a child?
A super dream put to rest
SUMMARY: Big-picture changes are coming to superannuation. It’s never too early to plan to beat them. It’s time to declare at least one superannuation dream dead. It’s been in a … Read More A super dream put to rest
Debt can be a nasty four-letter word, but is it always bad?
You’re pulling my leg, right? You’re asking me, Debt Man, a Generation Xer, whether debt is evil? Debt, like greed and Miley Cyrus, get bad reputations in times of crisis. … Read More Debt can be a nasty four-letter word, but is it always bad?
Super benefits after death
SUMMARY: Anti-detriment payment after death from your SMSF are a way of recouping tax paid for your beneficiaries. Taxation can be a funny thing. Some tax rules seem particularly unfair. … Read More Super benefits after death
Banks know they’re on a good thing: you
Fair time to be alive, ain’t it? Australia’s in reasonable shape. Technology is making life faster, longer and more fun. You want something, you go get it. Queen told us … Read More Banks know they’re on a good thing: you