Are you at risk from investment scams?
Investment scams involve getting you to part with your hard-earned cash on the promise of a financial windfall. The number of reported scams has significantly increased over the last 12…
Investment Fundamentals
If you are just starting out as an investor there is a lot of information you will need to absorb and understand. It is important to make sure you seek…
5 Top Tips for managing your share portfolio
Investing in shares can be a great way to increase your wealth over time and it is important to keep up with how they are performing. If you have a…
How to start a share portfolio
So, you have decided you would like to build yourself an investment portfolio that includes some shares but what does that mean and where do you start? Investing in shares…
Didn’t back the winner at the Melbourne Cup? Here’s a plan to get you back on track
Setting savings goals for yourself – whether they’re large or small, short or long term – can turn the act of saving from being a drag into something exciting and…
5 Ways to Invest 10K
What would you do if you had $10,000? Would you spend it? Would you stick it in your mattress? Share it between your friends and family? Maybe it would be…
How downsizer contribution works
What are downsizer contributions? Downsizer contributions are superannuation contributions which have been sourced from the sale proceeds of the current or former principal place of residence of a taxpayer (or…
What is depreciation on buildings?
One of the most significant tax deductions that can get overlooked if you own an investment property is ‘special building write-off’ or more commonly known as depreciation on buildings. Any…
Here are 6 strategies to help get your kids into their first home
Rising property prices have made it harder for young people to get into the property market than it was for previous generations. Here’s how you can lend your kids a…
What is Lender’s Mortgage Insurance and when would you need it?
Lender’s Mortgage Insurance (LMI) is an insurance policy that protects the lender from financial loss in the event that the borrower can’t afford to keep up their home loan repayments.…