Defying Mortgage Stress
Technically speaking, if more than 30 percent of your pre-tax income goes towards paying your mortgage, you meet the common definition for being ‘mortgage-stressed’ – and it’s more common than
April 21, 2017
Financial Planning
The Super Difference for Women
Recent decades have seen huge gains made in the financial empowerment of women. However complete financial equality won’t happen soon and in some cases may be unattainable. So what are
April 7, 2017
Home-Based Care – Independence with Dignity
Supporting older loved ones no longer means removing their independence. With in-home care readily available, older people and their families are benefiting. A report by the English Longitudinal Study of
March 27, 2017
Adult Kids Still at Home?
Remember a time when kids couldn’t wait to leave home so they could have their own “pad”? Those days are definitely over with one and half million adult children now
March 10, 2017
Funding a Fulfilling Future
The title for the oldest Australian rests with Christina Cock who was 114 years, 148 days old when she died in 2002. While there aren’t many people who could claim
February 17, 2017
Working With The New Super Rules
As a large majority of working and retired Australians already know, in late 2016 a raft of changes to the superannuation rules was legislated. Most come into effect from 1
February 10, 2017
Priority1 New Introduction Video
Click here to our view our new introduction video for Priority1 Wealth Management Group. Feel free to share with friends and family. Introducing Independent Financial Planning Advice Group Priority1 Wealth Management
January 19, 2017
How Might The Latest Superannuation Changes Affect You?
With several major changes to Australia’s superannuation system due to take effect from 1 July 2017, here’s a summary of the main ones. These changes involve a lot of fine
January 16, 2017
To Stay on Track, it Pays to Look Back
Financial planning is, by its nature, forward-looking. What counts is where you are now and what you do in the coming months and years. That said; there’s good reason to
December 21, 2016
More on the New Centrelink Rules as at 1 January 2017
Overview From 1 January 2017 the Centrelink assets test parameters will be rebalanced by increasing the assets test free areas and the taper rate, the rate by which a pension
December 16, 2016
What Drives the Value of our Dollar?
Importers and exporters may pay the closest attention to the value of the Aussie dollar, but movements in the exchange rate affect us all. A rising dollar makes it less
November 28, 2016
The Inflation Effect on Retirement
Without the benefit of a crystal ball, it’s impossible to determine exactly how much one person will need to meet their individual retirement needs. We often hear that we’re living
November 19, 2016