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8 October 2025/Financial Advice
Living retirement well: Living life on your own terms
What an empowering statement. When planned carefully and strategically, retirement can and should be a liberating time of life.
10 September 2025/Financial Advice
Upcoming changes to Aged Care fees
Aged care is already expensive, but from the 1st of November 2025, it’s getting even worse.
14 September 2023/Market Update
Transitioning into retirement? Start to get your buckets in place early.
Don’t put all your eggs in the one basket. Us planners use the word diversification to explain this concept.
26 August 2022/Market Update
Cashflow remains king
Whilst cash transactions may soon be a thing of the past, the old saying cash is king hasn’t gone anywhere. Cash reserves and cashflow are front of mind for us planners when reviewing our client’s investment plans and…
31 July 2022/Financial Advice
Rising importance of aged care planning
You may have parents who live on their own but because of failing health they need support to help care for themselves or it may be that they cannot look after themselves anymore and need to move to a home that can.
26 May 2022/EOFY Strategies
Smart super strategies for this EOFY
Want to help boost your retirement savings while potentially saving on tax? Here are five smart super strategies to consider before the end of the financial year.
26 May 2022/EOFY Strategies
Topping up super with ‘catch-up’ contributions
If you have not fully used your concessional cap in a prior financial year, you may be eligible to use these unused carried forward amounts in a later year.
25 May 2022/EOFY Strategies
Top-up your super with help from the Government
If your income is under a certain threshold, then making personal after-tax super contributions could enable you to qualify for a Government co‑contribution and take advantage of the low tax rate payable in super on…
18 May 2022/EOFY Strategies
Sacrifice pre-tax salary into super
Contributing some of your pre-tax salary, wages or a bonus into super could help you to reduce your tax and invest more for your retirement.
7 May 2022/EOFY Strategies
Splitting your super contributions to your spouse
Splitting super contributions to your spouse’s super account may help to boost their retirement savings and provide a range of other benefits.
29 April 2022/EOFY Strategies
Steps to claiming a tax deduction for your super contribution
You may be eligible to claim a tax deduction if you make a personal contribution to superannuation. There are some important steps you need to follow carefully and specific timeframes to take action.
28 February 2020/Market Update
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