Last Wednesday night was what we like to call ‘Budget Night’ in our household. Upon reflection, it’s actually very similar to the Government’s May budget night where ultimately we come...
Owning your own home is the great Australian dream. It is a place you can truly call yours and create your own piece of paradise –paint the walls any colour...
Australians are extremely fortunate to reside in a beautiful, free country abundant with opportunity, however these opportunities come at a cost. It is the Australian dream to own your own...
Mortgages, car loans and credit cards are common debts that many Australians take on every day. If you have multiple debts, consolidating them into your home loan or into a...
So to be honest I was really procrastinating writing this blog. I'm not sure if it was because I just didn't know where to start, or because I was so...
The end of the tax year is edging closer. If you haven’t planned how you will maximise your income and save some tax, take note! The most effective strategies are...
One of the most popular questions we are asked by our clients is whether it’s best to pay off their mortgage first or salary sacrifice money into their super fund...
Who decides what happens to your superannuation savings when you die? You may think that you do, but that isn’t always the case. The ultimate decision may be made by...
As we settle into a new year and ponder how fast the last 12 months have come and gone, many of us find ourselves thinking about the coming year and...
Another year is over - how was it for you? Did you achieve everything you’d hoped? Are you better or worse off financially than you were this time last year?...
Christmas is a time of giving and receiving, but as we approach this most dangerous time of the year for credit cards, we’d like to give you a quick refresher...
The short answer is ‘yes’, but only up to a point. People in richer countries are, collectively, happier than people in poor countries. Within countries, people with higher incomes are...
