It’s the great Australian dream to own your own home. Whilst in our younger years, when it comes to buying (or upsizing) our homes, it can be seductive to “keep up with the Joneses”. Later in life, it can be just as alluring to downsize them. Lowered costs of electricity, insurances. Less maintenance. More time to go out and travel and live out your retirement dreams.
How to use financial planning strategies to reduce your taxes
Did you know that when your superannuation/pension monies are passed down to your adult children upon death, that the estate can pay up to 17% in taxes on these monies?
Financial Planning – Giving Peace of Mind
Human nature calls for us to worry – this instinct goes way back to the days in which we had to protect ourselves against predators.
It pays to plan and catch-up (your super)
Superannuation has always been a tax-friendly environment and, as such, over the years legislations have systematically reduced the amount one can contribute to super.
Downsize your home & Upsize your super
It’s the great Australian dream to own your own home. Whilst in our younger years, when it comes to buying (or upsizing) our homes, it can be seductive to “keep up with the Joneses”. Later in life, it can be just as alluring to downsize them. Lowered costs of electricity, insurances. Less maintenance. More time to go out and travel and live out your retirement dreams.
The 5 Keys to Retirement Success
Children Inheritance – how much should you leave them?
When considering one’s legacy, deciding how much to leave your children, grandchildren and other beneficiaries is one of the most important questions families face particularly the wealthy. The range of possible answers is ‘everything’ to ‘nothing’.
How to Retire on $60k a year
For this week’s blog we have attached a Cover Story Article from Money Magazine written by Frances Easton as the contributing expert.
Hope you enjoy the case study.