Aug 29, 2019 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Health & Wellbeing, Interest rates, Lending
If you’ve ever laid awake at night thinking about your finances you’ll know: financial stress can be debilitating. What you may not be aware of is the strong link between financial stress and mental health. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,...
Aug 22, 2019 | Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Retirement, Uncategorised
There’s a common view that as you approach retirement you should tilt your investment portfolio towards more conservative investments. This means favouring things like term deposits, annuities and cash management trusts while reducing exposure to more volatile assets...
Aug 15, 2019 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Investing, Uncategorised
Times like the present are stressful for investors. No one likes to see their wealth fall and uncertainty seems very high. We don’t have a perfect crystal ball, so from the point of sensible long-term investing the following points are worth bearing in mind. First,...
Aug 10, 2019 | Age Pension, Centrelink, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Retirement, Superannuation
Growing older comes with a lot of changes, but that shouldn’t apply to your steady income. Here’s what you need to know to keep your retirement on track. You’ve worked hard for the bulk of your adult life and are looking forward to enjoying the spoils of a...
Aug 1, 2019 | Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Investing
It’s easier to show how this works, than explain it. Here’s an example of investing $250 a month for 12 months into a hypothetical managed fund. Month Unit price Units purchased 1 $3.00 83.33 2 $2.80 89.29 3 $2.50 100.00 4 $2.60 96.15 5 $2.10 119.05 6 $1.98 126.26 7...
