Stuart Wemyss 
One of the advantages of investing in property is that you can make improvements to enhance its value and consequently your personal wealth. A disadvantage is that dwellings require ongoing maintenance, and this expense reduces an investment property’s cash flow. Minimising or avoiding maintenance costs is often a false economy. Maintenance cannot be avoided, only …
Without wanting to seem too philosophical, I believe that life offers us lessons, but we must be prepared to look for them. As we are approaching the end of 2020, I thought it would be a good idea to reflect on what Covid has taught us about our financial decisions. I have been very proud …
Interest expenses are often an investors largest tax deduction. You must realise that the onus of proof is on the taxpayer (you), not the ATO. That is, you must be able to prove to the ATO that your deductions are legitimate. If you are not able to do that unequivocally, you risk the tax deduction …
Understanding how Covid lockdowns have impacted certain individuals and industries, helps to inform us about how quickly the economy and markets may recover. With this in mind, I thought it was useful to share a number of charts published recently by the RBA and banks which provide important and interesting insights. Covid has discriminated against …
If you need financial advice, how much should you expect to pay for it? Of course, the cost is what you pay, but value is what you receive. The value needs to exceed the cost for it to be worthwhile. So, how do you assess the value of financial advice? Whilst the answers to these …
Most people acknowledge that a will is an important document to create, but we all hope there’s no urgency to prepare it. As such, many people rarely ‘get around’ to it. One of the reasons for this is they don’t know enough about it and how to get started. This blog answers commonly asked questions …
It is my observation that investment-grade apartments in Melbourne have under-performed (from a capital growth perspective) compared to houses over the past 8 to 10 years. That is, apartments have generated very little capital growth (sometimes none), whereas houses have grown in value by between 5% and 8% p.a. over the same period. I have …
There is never a perfect time to invest. The stars never align. In reality, there will always be reasons why investing now feels risky. The solution is to learn to dance with uncertainty. Generally, most people can achieve this by doing two things. Firstly, focus only on generating quality investment returns in the long run. …
Below is a recording of a webinar hosted by Stuart Wemyss on 14 October 2020 . This easy-to-understand presentation provides you with an introduction to family trusts, including: What is a trust, a description of the 5 types of trusts, you responsibilities, costs and procedural matters. The benefits that a trust can provide including an …
Have you ever had a strong opinion (belief) about investment markets which was subsequently proven to be incorrect? A recent example was when many people predicted borrowers would be forced to sell their properties due to the Covid lockdowns and the market would crash. This outcome now seems unlikely. It is my view that a …
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