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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Accessing super before age 55?…
In some circumstance it may be possible. Take for example, Julie and John’s story. Their daughter Anna required extensive medical treatment urgently. They had no private medical insurance so they had to bear the hefty cost themselves. When Anna left hospital she needed 24 hour care. Both John and Julie were forced to take extended [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
A word from Joy…
Australians who have sought expert advice are much more confident about making financial decisions, new research has found. Research from Macquarie Bank’s banking and financial services group found 65 per cent of Australians felt positive about their lives, however, one-quarter felt confident and in control when making life or financial decisions. The research, “Mood, Life [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Many unaware of the risk…
The majority of new self-managed super fund investors are unaware of the risk they are exposed to and the complexities of running their own fund according to data from Self Super Insurance. Recent data from the insurer suggested the longer an investor ran a fund the more they became aware of the risks. “Our market [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Markets beholden to Merckel?
If the ECB’s role was expanded to include being a bond buyer of last resort we would be feeling very little of the current pain in the markets. So where does this leave our stock market? Short term the situation seems incredibly uncertain. If the Europeans continue with their trivial “arranging of the deckchairs on [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Managing your health to enjoy your wealth…
“Most people work hard and spend their health trying to achieve wealth. Then they retire and spend their wealth trying to get back their health.” Prevent Sudden Death with This Mineral I’ve always been a big fan of magnesium because it’s such a multi-tasking tool for good health. So it wasn’t surprising when my eye [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
The Sovereign Bailouts Explained…
It’s a slow day in a little Greek Village. The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough. Everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the [...]
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Residential Aged Care Overview…
(information current at 20 September 2011) Types of Residential Aged Care HIGH LEVEL CARE – is for people who need 24-hour nursing care. This may be because they are physically unable to move around and care for themselves, or because they have a severe dementia-type illness or other behavioural problems. Residents in high care must [...]
Friday, October 14th, 2011
Could a surplus be more harmful than good for Australia?
Those wanting to see Australia return to a surplus too quickly may live to regret it. The Business Council of Australia is claiming the Government’s estimates of increased costs are too conservative. In fact, the tax take will need to rise from 28.5 per cent of GDP to the vicinity of 33.5 per cent by [...]
Friday, October 14th, 2011
A word from Joy…
Really a novice?… or genuine specialist?… Can mean the difference between good advice and litigation. The rapid growth in self managed super funds (individually managed super funds) has prompted many advisers to take up advising in this specialist area without sufficient knowledge and understanding. Ill equipped to adequately advise on running SMSF’s some financial advisers [...]