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The Importance of a Long-Term Investment Perspective
February 17th, 2023As a member of a super fund or an investor, you may have seen some significant events in the past few years that have disrupted global markets, such as COVID-19, decade high inflation and interest rate rises. These events can make you feel uncertain about your investments and financial position. While it is understandable toread more
Post-Festive Season Budgeting: Start 2023 on the Right Financial Foot
December 13th, 2022Exceeding your budget during the festive season isn’t unusual – as we've covered in an article in January 2020: Getting Back on Financial Track Post-Christmas. While many can eventually get on top of their debt, and financial stress and uncertainty about the year ahead isn’t unmanageable, but imagine how great you’ll feel if you takeread more
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card – Eligibility Update
October 19th, 2022If you or someone you know is approaching, or has reached, retirement age, you may have come across the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC). This card gives holders access to benefits that may reduce the burden of medical bills as they grow old, but those with retirement income over a pre-defined threshold are not eligible.read more
Action Items to Navigate a Tough Economy
September 9th, 2022There is a lot going on at the moment that is contributing to increased pressure and stress on household budgets and businesses alike. With rising inflation prompting several interest rate rises and increased cost of living pressures, many Australians are looking for practical, actionable ways to improve their situation. Here we have some action itemsread more
UK State Pensions: Mitigating the Impact of Inflation and Market Volatility
August 11th, 2022Rising inflation across the globe is having an impact on just about every industry, family and business. This includes property market dynamics, rising home loan repayments, strained household budgets and the rising cost of living. UK expats looking to claim the State Pension in Australia may also feel the effects. If you have previously workedread more
Market Volatility Update – June 2022
June 16th, 2022As you would have witnessed over the recent period, investment markets have been extremely volatile. We wanted to take the opportunity to provide you with some context and emphasise the importance of reflecting on investment fundamentals during such challenging times. In this regard, we wish to provide several important insights on prevailing macroeconomic conditions andread more
Scams and Fraudulent Investment – Protecting Your Wealth
June 1st, 2022In late 2021, we released an article on our website exploring the story of a client who nearly lost $100,000 to an elaborate and sophisticated scam (click here for that story). That situation, thankfully, ended with nothing more than a near-miss and a lesson learned. However, more recently, another fraudulent investment scam has cropped up,read more
Reverse Mortgage – Your Key to a More Comfortable Retirement?
May 26th, 2022For many Australians, the motivation to work hard and accumulate wealth is to eventually transition to a comfortable retirement. Research indicates that Australian Seniors are ranked number 1 in the world in terms of per capita net worth, however 35% are living below the poverty line. In fact, that same population group are second-worst amongstread more
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