by admin | Jan 10, 2022 | Family, Housing, Lifestyle, Retirement, Superannuation
Over 65? Thinking of selling your home? Since 1st July 2018 you may be eligible to contribute up to $300,000 ($600,000 for a couple) from the proceeds of the sale of your home to your superannuation fund. This incentive, known as the ‘downsizer contribution’, is part...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Budgeting, Business Planning, Economics, Investing, Lifestyle, Superannuation
A client who runs his own dry cleaning business came to see me last week. Barry was in a bit of a state. He told me it had suddenly dawned on him he was getting closer to retirement and had been reading all these stories in the paper about how much a person needed to...
by admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Active, Budgeting, Economics, Family, Index, Investing, Lifestyle, Superannuation
As most long-term investors know, investment markets have their ups and downs. The downs are usually associated with periods of uncertainty, perhaps due to political or economic factors, or even natural disasters. Uncertainty leads to volatility – more extreme...
by admin | Nov 5, 2021 | Economics, Index, Interest Rates, Investing, RBA
The moving of the interest rate goal posts on Melbourne Cup day by RBA governor Philip Lowe was described as very elegant. If that was the case, I would not want to see him in a barn-storming mood. Clearly, Lowe is not an advocate of thoughtful disagreement, labelling...
by admin | Sep 24, 2021 | Economics, Interest Rates, Investing
Albert Einstein is reputed to have said: “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” As an investor, making your money work for you is the best way to increase your wealth. And the wealth you will...
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