Jul 10, 2020 | Financial Literacy, Interest rates, Investing, Superannuation
During the last quarter one story has dominated the news – COVID-19. By the end of June at least 10 million people had contracted the disease, and over 500,000 had died. With 8,000 cases and 104 deaths, Australia was amongst the countries that have been most...
Jun 26, 2020 | Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Investing, Superannuation
Whether it’s taking a more active interest in our superannuation, starting to build an investment portfolio, or even trying our hands at playing the stock market, we can all benefit by understanding the language and key concepts of investing. Here’s a quick...
May 21, 2020 | Centrelink, Finances, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Retirement, Superannuation
As the COVID-19 virus took a sledgehammer to the economy, the federal government rapidly introduced a range of initiatives to help individuals who lost income as a result of the measures taken to control the virus. One of those initiatives was to allow qualifying...
Apr 1, 2020 | Centrelink, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Superannuation
On 30 March 2020, the Government announced some changes as part of the next stage of the stimulus package. These include: the introduction of the JobKeeper payment, and a change to the income assessment of partner’s income for JobSeeker allowance. At the time of the...
Mar 4, 2020 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Insurance, Lending, Loans, Property, Retirement, Superannuation
Everyone has a different life journey they’re on. But getting on top of key financial goals as you follow your own path could see you enjoying a more comfortable lifestyle and being ready for the next chapter to begin. This article is all about getting all your money...
Jan 10, 2020 | Finances, Financial Literacy, Financial Planning, Interest rates, Investing, Lending, Loans, Superannuation, Taxation Planning
Not so long ago one of the most effective, low risk wealth creation strategies was to use spare savings to pay down a mortgage, either directly or via the well disciplined use of an offset account. If your mortgage interest rate was 8% per annum, that’s the effective,...
