A savings mirage?

  Among the pitfalls of saving and investing for retirement is to mislead ourselves about the true state of our finances.

Market Update – July 2016

  See below for key points in this update and the report itself.

No Change to Super Fund Borrowing Rules (yet)

  The federal government has announced it does not agree with the Financial System Inquiry’s (FS) recommendation ....

Ransomware – BEWARE!

  In our role as a domain hosting company we see much of the dark side of the Internet including hacking, viruses and server attacks.  Of these, Ransomware is one of the worst and most insidious.

Tax breaks, education and access to advice key to successful transition to retirement

  As pressure grows for the Federal Government to scrap the superannuation tax concessions, ....

Turnbull stands firm amid SG freeze speculation

  Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has attempted to dispel talks that the government is looking to freeze the superannuation guarantee (SG) rate .....

Property to remain at top of ATO’s hit list

  One national accounting network has tipped that SMSF property investment will be a big-ticket item on the compliance agenda in 2016.

Dying Without a Will

  Many will be surprised (possibly unpleasantly) by the formula prescribed in various states legislation, if a person dies without a valid will.

Mortgages, personal debt and retirement

  Ideally, we would enter retirement with our home mortgages paid off and completely free of any other kind of debt.

Cost of retirement continues to climb

  The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) retirement standard for the December quarter shows living costs for retirees have risen once again.