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How to Complete a Tender Process Effectively in 7 Basic Steps
March 10th, 2014In today’s competitive environment it is essential that when you are tendering for a project that you optimise your chances of success. Not only do you need to demonstrate your ability to comply with the requirements of the scope of works, which is generally the area where the benefit of your experience and accumulated skillsread more
Prepay Interest and Minimise Tax with Interest in Advance
March 1st, 2014As the end of financial year approaches, investors start to consider their investment and tax strategies. One strategy available is prepaying interest, known as interest in advance. Interest in advance is - fixing the interest rate on an investment loan at a discounted rate for 12 months and paying the interest normally incurred throughout theread more
What’s in store for Aus & NZ Economies this Year
February 19th, 20142014 will bring its opportunities and challenges whether you are running a business, an investor or an employee. Paul Bunting from MSI Global Alliance gives us the low-down on what we can expect this year. Click here to read the full article. For more information, contact us today.read more
Think you may be paying too much on your loans and want to save money?
December 16th, 2013Business Owners - Don’t let the banks dictate rates or terms to you. McKinley Plowman can help you, utilising our Competitive Tendering Process. Our Finance Specialists Paul Moran & Paul Tate have over 30 years experience in the finance industry, with Paul Moran working for one of the major banks as a Business Relationship Manager. They areread more
Count Disclaimer
October 16th, 2013‘Count’ and Count Wealth Accountants® are trading names of Count Financial Limited ABN 19 001 974 625 Australian Financial Services Licence Holder Number 227232 a wholly-owned, non-guaranteed subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank of Australia ABN 48 123 123 124. Count is a Professional Partner of the Financial Planning Association of Australia Limited. Count advisers are authorisedread more
How to be a Mortgage Master
October 15th, 20131. Pretend rates are higher One of the biggest mistakes mortgage-holders make is pocketing the savings from reduced interest rates. The problem is they’re usually spent, instead of being socked away. Try working on a tighter budget, where you make home loan repayments at the rate of 9% per annum. If, for example, you haveread more
State of the Economy
June 21st, 2013The financial information tabled by the Federal government, as part of the presentation of the Australian budget, highlighted the difficulties that are being experienced in the Australian economy. The Treasurer indicated that, instead of a forecast surplus of $1B, the actual performance for the year ended 30/6/13 is now forecast to result in a deficitread more
Dollar Cost Averaging
June 21st, 2013What is dollar cost averaging and how does it work? Dollar cost averaging refers to a process where an investor allocates set amounts to specific investments at regular intervals. This will often be undertaken intentionally, by investing a lump sum of money in smaller amounts over a period of time. Clients may also unintentionally participateread more
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