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#NotAloneTeam: Raising Awareness for Depression and Anxiety
April 1st, 2016On a mission to raise awareness for depression and anxiety, Acron Threads have teamed up with cricketer Mitchell Johnson to launch the “Not Alone” Campaign. Not many are aware of it, but depression and anxiety may and can affect you in some way. In fact, according to an Australian independent non-profit organisation, BeyondBlue, “45% ofread more
Positive Cashflow Properties
March 31st, 2016If you have a mortgage on your home, did you know that with certain investment property strategies, you can “Borrow yourself out of debt”? It’s true. We hear so much about Negative Gearing and Positive Gearing. Negative Gearing strategies come with negative cashflows and tax deductions on these losses. Building a property portfolio using negativeread more
ATO Reminds Deadline for SMSFs and Collectibles
March 29th, 2016The Australian Tax Office (ATO) reminds owners of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) with collectibles and personal-use assets purchased before 1 July 2011 to comply with SMSFs rules before the deadline on 30 June 2016. With stricter rules and regulations (to take effect on 30 June 2016) on how these collectibles and assets are managed, SMSFsread more
8 Invaluable Skills of CFOs that SMEs Need
March 23rd, 2016Most SME business owners hesitate at the thought of hiring a CFO for their growing company, believing that only large businesses need and can afford a CFO. However, there’s lots of reasons why every business, even SMEs, need the expertise of a CFO. A CFO is a highly competent and experienced financial executive that helpsread more
MSI Update from McKinley Plowman – March 2016
March 22nd, 2016The members of MSI Global Alliance from Australia and New Zealand bring you the latest news and updates for the month of March. This latest edition of the MSI Newsletter headlines an article on Business Strategy for 2016, written by Mckinley Plowman's Director, Alec Blacklaw. In his article are invaluable tips in formulating effective strategic planningread more
Developments at McKinley Plowman
March 21st, 2016Alec Blacklaw, one of our Directors has made a decision to return to Melbourne for family reasons, following the passing of both his parents last year. Alec has made a significant contribution to McKinley Plowman since joining in July 2013, for which we are very grateful. We understand and appreciate the significance of family inread more
6 Financial Habits of Successful People
March 17th, 20161. Live within your means Do you struggle to pay the bills each month or do you have the reassurance of a slowly rising savings account? Success is about earning more than you spend, which begins by developing an awareness of what you spend, then setting strict budgets. 2. Set small, realistic goals We’d allread more
Do I develop or sell?
March 14th, 2016If you own property in an area that is undergoing a change in its housing density it is a tremendous opportunity to create real wealth for yourself. You have so many choices to consider. Do I sell and realise some of the increase in value of my land? Do I hang on to the propertyread more
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