Each year on 1 April, the premiums for private health insurance increase. It is just part of the annual cycle; however, I don’t see the joke - the date being April Fool’s Day! This year there is going to be a lot more than premium increases happening in the private health ...
I am not sure if it is just us, but over the Christmas holiday period, my wife, Kerry and I decided to do a bit of decluttering. In retrospect, I don’t think it was just us. In fact, one day I was dropping some goods at the local charity shop and ...
I have become a grandfather for the third time in the last week. My beautiful daughter gave birth to a very healthy 3kg boy, Edward Kyle. Very English I know - her wonderful partner is English. My granddaughters, twins, Penelope and Adeline, are approaching two years of age - creating a ...
As we stand on the threshold of a New Year we may be tempted to think about what the year ahead has in store. Somehow, I think that 2019 will be a big year but whether this is good or bad will depend on your outlook. Here are six things that may ...
I have been back at work for just over a week and I’ve enjoyed my Christmas New Year break immensely. In fact, probably a little too much as it did take all week to adjust my mind and life once again to the rigours of a working week. For example, ...
Christmas is always a good time to look back over the year that was. During this last 12 months, we have written numerous blogs covering a wide range of topics which we hoped you found educational, informative and maybe a little inspiring. At this time of year, it would be amiss ...
As we approach another Christmas, perhaps it is time to reflect on those members of our community that are doing it tough. Sadly, the number of older Australians affected by housing affordability in on the increase. Quite recently COTA NSW released a report into research they conducted in relation to the ...
We all know that from a physics and time perspective, there is always a period of 12 months between Christmas celebrations - unless you also like to celebrate Christmas in July as well. However, regardless of what sciences tell us, I am sure I am not alone in thinking that it ...
Over the past six months, I have been receiving a lot of calls and emails from financial planners asking about the ability of people who sell their family home to contribute any additional sale proceeds to superannuation. This is the Government’s ‘downsizer contribution’ initiative that was introduced from 1 July ...
A couple of weeks back, I wrote about the possible changes we could see to superannuation if the ALP is elected to Government at the next Federal Election - expected to be around May 2019. In terms of policy, there are certainly some differences between the government and the opposition. However, on ...
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