Do you have a ‘retire one month earlier’ strategy?

Printable version How much of your income each month do you contribute towards achieving your financial and lifestyle goals including retirement? Every employee already contributes 9.5% of their gross salary towards their retirement savings in the form of compulsory super. But super is just not enough for most people. Firstly, depending on your income level, …

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Double your return in 5 years

Successful investing is relatively easy but many people and some professionals over-complicate it. I have discovered that most people do not understand or fully appreciate two very important, yet simple principles. Firstly, there are typically two steps to a retirement strategy – most people think there’s only one and this is where they become misguided …

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Come on financial planners. Pick up your game!

There has been an increased amount of press on financial planners recently – particularly ones that work for CBA and Macquarie (click here for an example of the articles). The main criticism relates to the quality of advice (the blame on poor quality is the sales culture of large organisations and lack of training/qualifications). I …

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Fund private school education with ease…

If you start planning now There are many reasons that compel people to begin investing including funding their children’s private education. Private school fees can cost in the range of $10,000 to $30,000 per year (at the moment anyway – they increase each year). There are other costs in addition to fees including computers, uniforms, …

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List it or love it?

If we buy well, our home can often be one of the best investments we make in our lifetime. Any capital growth is tax-free and there are not many things in life that are tax-free. Also, if we experience some good growth in our home’s value, we can borrow against that equity to buy other …

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