If you are a shareholder of a company, you may receive payments known as dividends. These payments represent your share of the company's profits and are your reward for investing. Dividends may be a great way to boost your income and are often considered tax...
I am often asked what the Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card (CSHC) is, what the benefits are for a card holder, and how to apply? The CSHC entitles you to access medications listed under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme at a cheaper rate. bulk-billed doctor visits (if offered...
Women starting a family benefit most from the government’s low-income super contribution. Women are the biggest recipientsi of the low-income super tax offset (LISTO). The number of females eligible for the tax break increases significantly around the time they start having children. How low income super tax offset...
If you’re losing sleep over looming bills, scared to check your bank balance before payday, or feeling stretched living week to week, these may be signs that your financial health is negatively impacting on your personal health, writes Bryan Lee. The first step to taking back...
A new app, released recently for World Happiness Day, is encouraging people to spend more time with friends and family in order to help us live longer and be happier. Konnect, developed by R U OK? in conjunction with Virgin Mobile Australia, was developed in response to...
What is the Age Pension and am I eligible? The Age Pension is an income support payment provided by the government to people who have reached age pension age. Generally, to be eligible you must: be aged 66 or over, depending on when you were bornbe an...
If retirement was on your horizon in the next five years or so, the market downturn due to COVID-19 coronavirus might have prompted you to take a closer look at your superannuation and how it’s invested. Perhaps you’ve seen your balance drop and are now...
You’re working hard to take care of your family now – so it makes sense that you’ve already put a financial safety net in place that will protect them if you’re no longer able to provide for them in the same way, by taking out...
Aside from the shutdowns, job losses and restrictions, there’s been another worrying element to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic – scammers are zeroing in on the changes to our financial interactions and shopping habits to take advantage of people across Australia. Government website Scamwatch.gov.au reports that it’s...
Collegiality and support systems – in the workplace or elsewhere – is critical for the long-term health and wellbeing of men, argues one advocate. In a recent conversation on The Wellness Daily Shows, Terry Cornick – who founded men’s support network Mr Perfect, which hosts BBQs...
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Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.