by Harry Ashdown | Aug 16, 2023 | Debt, Interest Rates
If you have a Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debt, you may be required to make mandatory loan repayments. These repayments are computed depending on your income and the Australian Government’s repayment limits. We will explain how your HELP repayments are...
by Harry Ashdown | Aug 9, 2023 | Budgeting, Debt, Economics, Family, Housing, Insurance, Interest Rates, Investing, Lifestyle, Retirement, Superannuation, Tax
If you’re like most individuals, you probably have certain financial goals in mind. You may wish to save for retirement, purchase a home, pay off debt, or explore the world. Whatever your objectives are, they will require strategy and discipline to achieve. But...
by admin | Jul 31, 2023 | Active, Economics, Index, Interest Rates, Investing, RBA, Tax
Talking Points. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has more work to do to bring inflation back to its target range of 2%-3%, and may need to raise interest rates further in the near future. Inflation pressures are receding globally, but core inflation remains high...
by admin | Jul 25, 2023 | Debt, Economics, Family, Interest Rates, Investing, Retirement, Superannuation, Tax
If you’re thinking of retiring soon, you might want to know about the Transfer Balance Cap (TBC) for pension accounts in Australia. It’s a limit on how much money you can transfer from your superannuation account to your pension account. Why does it...
by admin | Jun 28, 2023 | Active, Debt, Economics, Federal Budget, Index, Interest Rates, Investing, RBA, Tax
The RBA feels like it is playing catch up as we had another rate rise and expected to have another one in July due to the high increase in award wages starting on 1 July. The US has paused rate hikes, however it was also a lot more aggressive in getting there given...
by admin | May 31, 2023 | Budgeting, Business Planning, Debt, Economics, Federal Budget, Interest Rates, Investing, RBA
Another month down and it is time to see how the month of May played out here in Australia, we will be looking at Australian Business and Property in particular, however it will be interesting to see if we will be impacted by the US and their debt ceiling crisis. If...
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