Why Australia is the ultimate first world nation
Credit rating downgrade warning reminds us things could be a lot, lot worse. Last Wednesday, global investment bank Goldman Sachs warned...
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Amanda Varidel
May 12, 20154 min read
12 reasons Debtor finance is Australia's most versatile business funding solution
Businesses are faced with a wide variety of situations as they move through the start-up, growth and maturity stages of their life cycle,...
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Amanda Varidel
May 8, 20152 min read
Exercise: what you actually need to do
The magic formula for heart, muscle and bone health seems to be 2/60, 30/5 and 2/7. More than half of Aussies don't meet the minimum. An...
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Amanda Varidel
May 7, 20151 min read
When the RBA gets it all wrong!
The article on the front page of the Australian Financial Review from this morning said it all. $40 Billion lost off the share market on...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 30, 20151 min read
Critical Illness: Lucas's story
Critical Illness, cancer $50,000 Who is Lucas? Lucas is nine and lives at home with his mum and dad, Emma and Patrick. What happened to...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 24, 20152 min read
Repayment History now appearing on Credit Files
The day was coming, and has now arrived. In March 2014, the new credit reporting regime began in earnest in Australia and we were told...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 17, 20152 min read
Estate Planning
The main reason you need to plan your estate is to make sure your money and assets are inherited by the people you want to receive them....
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 16, 20154 min read
Blood Pressure and Hypertension
With thanks to our colleagues at Unified Healthcare Group, this article takes a look at blood pressure and hypertension – hypertension...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 11, 20155 min read
Making the most of your redundancy
If you are leaving your employer due to redundancy, you have a great opportunity to make a fresh start. Now could be the best time for...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 10, 20152 min read
Unclaimed Superannuation
Australians are missing out on billions of dollars on unclaimed superannuation. Billions of dollars on Unclaimed Superannuation. There is...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 8, 20153 min read
Cost of childcare
We take a look at how a new report on childcare could make your life cheaper … or more expensive. A big overhaul of childcare policy may...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 7, 20152 min read
Preservation Age Increasing
Whilst we have known for a number of years that the superannuation preservation age is due to increase to age 60, the change is finally...
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Amanda Varidel
Apr 1, 20153 min read
Homeowners owe banks $1.3 trillion
Australians owe banks more than a thousand billion dollars on home loans. A thousand thousand thousand thousand dollars. Or as it’s more...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 30, 20152 min read
How our incomes compare to the rest of the world
Good news: Australians have high incomes. Bad news: it costs a lot to live here and research shows we are not happy about it. Almost...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 25, 20152 min read
BPAY: The Revelation on Fees
BPAY is one of the great time-saving innovations of modern banking, but most of our clients mistakenly believe it’s always a free...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 24, 20151 min read
Why rent when you can buy!!
Many people don't ever get advice as to what their options are to buy and don't realise the opportunities there are to actually buy a...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 17, 20151 min read
Lenders Still to Pass on Rate Cut
Interest rates on hundreds of home loans have yet to drop in line with February's official rate cut, new research shows. Many borrowers...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 13, 20151 min read
The Value Advice Adds.....
We are always very happy to see the positive reactions of our clients when participating in our review process where we see investment...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 12, 20153 min read
Insurance is not money down the drain
If you pay thousands in insurance premiums every year and never make a claim, it could still be money well spent. It is tempting to view...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 11, 20155 min read
Themes for 2015: Key Strategic Considerations
Economists generally all expect that 2015 will be another year of below-trend growth in the Australian economy. Most economists expect...
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