Sort Out Your Super
Some facts about super: If you’ve had more than one job, you’re likely to have multiple super accounts. For every additional account you...
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Amanda Varidel
Mar 2, 20153 min read
The Investment Hunger Games: 5 ideas for investors in 2015
By Graham Harman, Senior Investment Strategist Asia Pacific, Russell Investments The 2015 investment landscape could resemble the plot of...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 27, 20154 min read
Tax reform - What is on the Agenda?
Tax reform is notoriously difficult to achieve. No one wants to lose only win. As Dr Ken Henry said in 2009 before handing down his...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 23, 20152 min read
Sensible Money Savers
If $1000 fell into your lap tomorrow, what would be the most sensible thing to do with it? Here are our suggestions: 1. Pay off your...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 18, 20155 min read
Health Check: ten ways to save 2,000 kilojoules and drop a clothes size
Cutting your kilojoule intake by 2,000kJ a day will help you lose 5kg – a clothes size – in three months. Want to drop a dress or pants...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 17, 20155 min read
Australia faces a Mother of all Hangovers
We all knew Australia’s in trouble when the Reserve Bank cuts interest rates at their first board meeting for 2015. This is a belated...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 12, 20151 min read
Talking Money with your Honey
In the run up to Valentine's Day it's perhaps timely to review the interface of love and money with some tips for those either married or...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 9, 20152 min read
Investor Myths Busted
Investing isn’t just for company executives and those with wealth. People invest everyday. Some are buying shares in a company, launching...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 6, 20152 min read
What are the ways to invest in shares?
There are a number of ways to buy shares and various platforms through which to do it. You can buy shares either directly, by investing...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 6, 20152 min read
February is Heart Research Month
February is Heart Research Month, where all Australians are reminded and encouraged to make heart health a priority, and help raise funds...
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Amanda Varidel
Feb 3, 20151 min read
Friend or Foe - How hard is your real estate agent working for you?
Hard to really know? We came across a property that was recent sold in Townsville after being on the market for less than a week with...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 30, 20152 min read
Estate Planning
Estate Planning is about making sure your family is provided for and that your assets go where you want them to after you die. If you...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 28, 20154 min read
Active vs Passive Investing
Investing in shares is a popular way of helping people to achieve their long-term financial goals. An investment in shares can generate...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 23, 20153 min read
Economic Outlook - Australia
The quarterly comparison of Australia’s states by Commsec shows the economic trends which will dominate 2015 There’s no such thing as a...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 22, 20153 min read
Low Oil Prices are More Fuel than Foul
Courtesy of Russell investments. Since mid-2014, watching the price of Brent crude oil has been like watching a falling rock. From USD...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 9, 20153 min read
How much will I need to retire at 65?
With the pension age soon rising to 70, how much will a comfortable retirement cost you? Australians born after 1965 will now be expected...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 7, 20152 min read
Crisis Looms as Reinsurers Exit Market: The End of Industry Super Fund Group Insurance
The state of the Australian industry super group life insurance risk market has become so parlous that three major reinsurers stopped...
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Amanda Varidel
Jan 5, 20153 min read
The Must Do Financial Resolutions for 2015
Less than 20% of all Australians are making financial resolutions for the New Year according to our recent research. But for a little...
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Amanda Varidel
Dec 17, 20143 min read
Estate Planning to keep your Family Together
There is nothing more certain than death and taxes. We consult with our accountants to get our tax situation in order yet leave estate...
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Amanda Varidel
Dec 17, 20142 min read
Interest rates.......here is what we think for 2015
The cash rate has stayed on hold in 2014, but next year we are predicting movement. Home buyers and mortgage owners will breathe a sigh...
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