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Should you fix your mortgage rate? If not now, when?  

Mortgage rate

Repay your home loan or invest? You can do both. Debt recycling converts non-deductible home debt into tax-deductible investment debt, gradually and without extra borrowing. Get our free starter guide to see whether it suits you. Download Here Every time interest rates move up or down, we are asked the same question: “Should I fix my mortgage rate?”   …

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Why relying on property sales data alone could be a big mistake!  

sales data

There’s more property data available to investors today than ever before, much of it free, and it can significantly improve investment decision making. Analysing how a property’s value has changed over time (i.e. its compound annual growth rate across multiple decades) and comparing it to comparable properties in close proximity, is an essential part of investment due diligence.   However, it’s equally important not to become too data driven. …

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Momentum investing: Is it useful when investing in property or shares?  

Momentum Investing

Momentum is a share market factor strategy that involves investing in stocks that have exhibited strong price growth over the past 12 months. On the surface, it sounds logical – buy stocks that have been performing well. However, as with many ideas that appear compelling in theory, the reality is more nuanced. Momentum investing often …

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Are wholesale investors offered better investment options? 

Wholesale investments

From time to time, clients ask whether being classified as a “wholesale investor” unlocks better investment opportunities. It might sound impressive and exclusive but what does it actually mean in practice? Do very wealthy people have access to a lot better investments?   What is a wholesale investor and what does it mean?   A wholesale investor …

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How to Avoid the 17% Super Death Benefit Tax 

Avoid super death tax

In Australia, we don’t currently have an inheritance tax like some other countries do. That said, the idea has been popping up in political conversations, especially with the government recently discussing it at the Economic Reform Summit in August.  But here’s the thing: while we don’t have a broad inheritance tax, there is one sneaky …

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