Financial Planning
Starting over: divorce after 50 Baby boomers have always been catalysts for social change and now they are doing it again. Divorce after 50 – or grey divorce as it’s become known – is on the rise. At a time when the kids have left home and retirement is on the horizon, more couples are deciding to go their separate […]
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How psychology shapes our financial health For many school children of a certain vintage, the wisest investment of their youth was made for them. Buried away in their time capsule, some will still have a battered old bankbook, into which a small amount was regularly deposited. Come the final day of Grade 6, a wide-eyed kid might find a few hundred […]
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Increasing the impact of your donations As we reach the end of financial year, we have the opportunity to rethink our approach to donating. As we reexamine our financial positions and think about tax time, giving to a worthy cause makes a lot of sense. Just like there are ways to make sure that you make the most of available deductions, […]
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June 30: Tips for getting your financial house in order Time is running out to get your financial house in order before June 30. This is especially the case for anyone who has funds available to make a large cash injection into their superannuation retirement savings before the rules change. The 2016-17 financial year is your last opportunity to make a non-concessional (after tax) contribution […]
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How to manage major life changes Change is one of the few constants in life. Major life changes can occur unexpectedly or as a result of careful planning. Not all major life changes make you feel immediately clear, secure, and ready to take on the world, so when life as you know it is turned upside down, moving forward successfully isn’t […]
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