Gone are the days where being eco-friendly meant being unstylish or wasting your money buying a whole lot of eco-friendly products. In today’s culture being a socially responsible person is both on trend, great for the environment and saves you cash. Here are a few things...
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Reaching your money-saving goals often feels like a big job that’s for Future You to deal with. But there are some choices you can make to your regular routine that won’t affect you too much, other than fattening up your wallet, of course. With that, here...
Account-based pensions, sometimes called allocated pensions or retirement income streams, can be a great way to use your superannuation savings to create a retirement income. If you’re a novice when it comes to these products, you might want to get a quick run-down on the basics. Once you’ve...
Small business loans can be great when you need to get your brand up and running or cover unexpected expenses. However, it’s useful to understand the difference between the available options before committing to one. To help you make the right choice, here’s what you need...
With property markets taking a tumble in recent times, some SMSF clients may need to review the loan arrangements and guarantees they have, particularly where the loan-to-value ratio has significantly dropped, says an industry lawyer.
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Starting an investment portfolio can feel intimidating. Most of us weren’t raised to feel comfortable with investing. Add to that memories of the stock market meltdown during the GFC, the indecipherable lingo and complicated products and it feels like a gamble where you stand to...
Emergency funds are easy to neglect, and even easier to dip into at times that you probably shouldn’t. While talking about them isn’t the sexiest convo to have, they’re important – so let’s chat. Whether you’re money conscious or not, unexpected expenses occur and certainly don’t...
According to recent findings, three out of five Aussie customers are not receiving any financial benefits from having a credit card. It's long been suspected that for many people, the humble credit card is a pretty poor financial product, which can end up costing far more...
The latest SMSF Benchmark Report from Class indicates that there is a continuing trend towards younger age groups setting up SMSFs, which follows similar findings from recent ATO statistics. In its latest SMSF Benchmark Report for the March quarter, SMSF software company Class analysed 26,100 funds...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.