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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
A word from Joy
What more can I say… Watch the video below and be prepared to receive a real Christmas treat that will help and cheer you through this busy season. May the true spirit of Christmas bring joy and peace and transcend your hopes and aspirations. From the Team at Segue. * The office will be only [...]
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Hot Property…
A recent study by Credit Suisse found that almost two thirds, or 64% of the average household’s wealth in Australia is tied up in property. With a definite bias to real estate in SMSF’s, are Australians riding the crest of a property wave and exposing themselves to a dangerous crash? A look at the devastated [...]
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Is the Global Financial Crisis over?
Is the Global Financial Crisis and the US recession over, can we count on the stock market to return to normal? Is the time approaching when we can be more confident of the future, or is this just a Bear Market Rally that will soon fade? These questions are on the mind of many investors. [...]
Monday, November 1st, 2010
A word from Joy
Compare the pair The value of advice and strategic planning Julie & Stuart Smith (aged 65) retired 5 years ago and went to their adviser with $895,000 to invest for their retirement. Ray and Evelyn Jones (also aged 65) retired at the same time with $895,000 to invest for their retirement. They both sold an [...]
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Women are missing out…
The average super balance for women on retirement is just $63,000, compared with $136,000 for the blokes. Of all the retired householders receiving a single-age pension, a startling 73 per cent are women. So what can you do? The first step is to understand superannuation is just a way of saving for retirement, the second [...]
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Q. & A.
We bought land and built a small, two-unit factory in December 1998. We have since rented, managed and maintained the property. We are aged 71 and 68 and wish to retire. The factory and land are valued at $985,000. We started a self-managed super fund (SMSF) last year. Can we sell the property to our [...]
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Steps to living your life with purpose
What would your work and leisure be like if you accepted that you have nothing to lose? Nothing to lose but everything to gain, by understanding who you are and living your life to the full? As you grow older, consider the present as the time to rediscover the intensity of thoughts and dreams of [...]
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Contribution Caps…
A winning trifecta… Three-year contributions rule can be a winning trifecta for SMSF trustees. But be careful not to exceed the caps. It is commonly known that investors aged under 65 can make up to three years of non-concessional superannuation contributions in advance. Non-concessional contributions include personal super contributions that have not been claimed as [...]
Friday, September 17th, 2010
A word from Joy
Over the next few decades, you will get the sense that the balance of economic power in the world will have decisively shifted. It is already shifting away from the over-indebted industrialised Western Welfare States and toward the higher-saving nations of the developed world. Back a few years ago, we called this The Money Migration. [...]
Friday, September 17th, 2010
Understanding market place terminology…
What is SHORTING? QUESTION: I noticed that CBA was ‘Shorted’ today and as I have some, I am interested to find out what it means? REPLY: Each day the ASX publishes a list of stocks that have been “Sold short”….in basic terms it means stocks that have been sold by people who don’t own them. [...]
