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A 5 Step Guide to Help You Achieve Expert Financial Advice
- PUBLISHED: 06 August 2018
- - News
- - Investment & Financial Advice
If you’ve recently considered getting financial advice from a professional, you may have found yourself a tad overwhelmed with the plethora of information available on the web and the multitude of sources of Financial advice available, from receiving financial advice from your personal banker to a professional of an independently owned financial practice, the list is endless. To help in your pursuit of obtaining expert financial advice, we’ve compiled a 5-step guide to help point you in the right direction. Read All
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2018 Budget Proposals: Increase to Number of SMSF Members
- PUBLISHED: 19 July 2018
- - Article
- - Self Managed Superannuation
The 2018 Federal Budget announcement on 8 May 2018 introduced a few key changes where Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSFs) are concered, one of them being the increase in the number of SMSF members. Read All
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What to Know About the Pension Loan Scheme
- PUBLISHED: 17 July 2018
- - Article
- - Transition to Retirement, Investment & Financial Advice
The Pension Loan Scheme is just what the name denotes; a loan arrangement offered by the Australia government available to those who meets the age pension age test. The Pension Loan Scheme provides Australian pensioners short-term support in the form of a loan that is repaid in regular fortnightly payments. Read All
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Claiming a Tax Deduction on Personal Superannuation Contributions
- PUBLISHED: 13 July 2018
- - Article
- - Transition to Retirement
During the 2016-17 budget reform announcement, the Federal Government announced changes to personal superannuation contributions. This new change means individuals would no longer have to earn less than 10% of their income from salary and wages (or not have been employed during the financial year) to be eligible to claim a tax deduction. Read All
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Finding Lost Super
- PUBLISHED: 12 July 2018
- - Article
- - Self Managed Superannuation
Chances are if you’ve had more than one job in your lifetime it’s quite likely that you may have more than one super fund and the chances of you forgetting about that fund and letting it rollover to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is quite high. Read All
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Insurance – Inside or Outside Super?
- PUBLISHED: 09 July 2018
- - Article
- - Self Managed Superannuation, Investment & Financial Advice
When looking at obtaining insurance there are always a number of questions that come up such as, what type of cover do I want? How much cover do I want? Do I want my cover to be held inside or outside of super? These are all important questions to ask when considering insurance cover. Read All
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The 2018-19 Budgets 3 Step Plan: “Lower, fairer and simpler taxes”
- PUBLISHED: 06 July 2018
- - Article
- - Investment & Financial Advice
If you’ve been keeping up with the news lately you may have noticed the chatter around the new 2018-19 budget. The Australian government is currently in the midst of building a personal tax system that is aimed at helping residents of this country get ahead in life all the while being fiscally responsible. Read All
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Property Investments and Your SMSF
- PUBLISHED: 03 July 2018
- - Article
- - Self Managed Superannuation
As a trustee of an SMSF you are given the opportunity to invest in property, which is one of the biggest advantages an SMSF has over a traditional superannuation fund. Directly held investments make up approximately 19% of all SMSF assets indicating that trustee’s consider property investment an important part of their portfolio. Read All
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Government Co-Contributions
- PUBLISHED: 14 June 2018
- - Article
- - What is Financial Planning?, Self Managed Superannuation, Transition to Retirement
The super co-contribution scheme was introduced by the Australian government as a way to help eligible individuals boost their retirement savings. Read All
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SMSF Auditors: Here’s what to Know
- PUBLISHED: 07 June 2018
- - Article
- - Self Managed Superannuation
If you are a trustee or a director of a Self- Managed Super Fund (SMSF) then you will know how important the role of an SMSF auditor has in helping maintain the wellbeing and integrity of your SMSF through the annual audit of your SMSF. Read All