Chances are that if you’ve suddenly landed a mining job and experienced a dramatic rise in income, your lifestyle is changing. The higher income can be liberating if you’ve struggled to meet expenses on Perth-based earnings, however, a sudden rise in salary also brings issues that must be carefully managed. Jo Naquesage, Business Risk Manager,read more

The road to financial freedom has many potholes. Here are some of the most common with help on how to avoid them. Too little too late – The government has deliberately set up our superannuation system to favour those start who early and stay on track. Those who leave it to the last minute often do soread more

The Reserve Bank has announced that interest rates will remain on hold at 3%. There are some expectations by economists that the Reserve Bank could announce another cut in the next couple of months and, by later in the year, interest rates could start to rise. The federal election will cause some uncertainty for manyread more

In the early months of the financial year, the economic scene is sluggish, with lower than normal economic growth, low inflation and a cut in interest rates. There are still major problems in certain business activities and locations around Australia. The key areas for small business operators to monitor are: Growth of the Economy (GDPread more