Well like we said in our last post, we’ve just been through accountant’s New Year and clicked over to another financial year on 1st July just gone. We’re going through some tough economic times at the moment but some people receive their pay review or annual salary increase from 1 July so if you were lucky enough to receive one, the beginning of the new financial year is a great time to take stoc... »
You may be aware that the end of the financial year is approaching fast and on the 30th of June the shutter will come down on another opportunity for you to get some free money from Australia’s Orangutan, Julia Gillard, and her benevolent Federal government for another year. That’s right, we’re talking superannuation co-contribution and this is how it works (current as at the time of this post). I... »
We’re going to let you in a little tip to deal with investment amid the current economic shenanigans. A different perspective if you will….It’s called, dollar cost averaging. I can hear you all yawning already but stay with me, just for a tick and ask yourselves these questions: Investment markets go up and down, right? – check Aren’t a lot of people terrified that ... »
Most of us have had more than one job and if you’re like I was when I was younger I just never got round to doing the paperwork properly. This means you end up with small bits of superannuation in various superannuation fund accounts. They all generally accrue fees of some kind or other and the features and benefits of each account vary. Plus, if you’ve ended up in the employer’s... »
