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Smashing Financial Goals Never Happens Easily!!!

December 15, 2018

As a kid, I loved lego while also giving things a go.  Nothing seemed to get in the way, nothing seemed to scare me. However, as we get older fear sets in, fear of failing, fear of what people other people will think, fearful of the unknown. I see these traits in people all the…

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When Markets Fall!!!

November 26, 2018

Whether you have a lot of experience with investing or very little, you’ll experience periods of frustration and concern with your investments when markets go down whether you are a long way from retirement, close to retirement or already retired. From time to time investment markets get a little scary.  For some, this brings up anxiety,…

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Father of one struggling on $300k a year!!!

November 11, 2018

Getting on top of your finances is something many are aiming for.  However, you would think that earning $300,000 a year would lead to quite a comfortable lifestyle.  Nice house, nice car, regular holidays, kids in nice schools however it is quite common for people on this level of income to feel like they are…

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Fitness Trainer to the Stars & How to Transform Your Money Fitness!!

November 3, 2018

Meet Chief Brabon, he’s the one on the left, I’m on the right.  One of the nicest, successful badass fitness trainers going around.  He let’s his results do the talking. He started out in the Army, tried out for the SAS at the age of 18.  He was not accepted due to his age however…

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Smashing the Myths you have about Financial Advice…

October 21, 2018

For most seeking financial advice, it’s like going to the dentist.  You know you have to do it but it’s something we all put off and one of those things we don’t like to do. Especially now given the current the Royal Commission uncovering some very inappropriate practices to the point where they could be…

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How do you measure up?

October 7, 2018

Retirement Planning is a little like covering up through winter. It’s not until we hit summer and the layers come off that we realise we are we are underprepared and then we start with the latest trend to lose weight quick only to realise we should have started earlier. Planning for your lifestyle in retirement…

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Super|Estate Planning|Hidden Super Death Tax

September 28, 2018

Ok, so if you have been following the series on getting to know your super better you will now have a better idea about your super.  It’s going to be one of your biggest assets, so it’s important you start taking an interest in it, particularly after the revelations coming out from the Royal Commission…

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Super Part 4|Investing in Super 101

September 22, 2018

By now if you have been reading these posts you have been building your knowledge around super, we’ve talked about what is super, tax effective contributions and lump sum contributions. We’re going to delve deeper into investing inside super.  So, let’s get to it… Let’s start with the basics… Investments are generally broken down into…

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Superannuation Part 3|Lump Sum Contributions|Spouse Splitting|Downsizing provisions

September 15, 2018

So, here we are. We’ve gone through the most common tax effective strategies in our previous post.  If you did not read it, you can read it here>> Next, we are going to take you through the new rules relating to lump sum contributions and what you can and can’t do. Why would you even…

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Not all Super Funds are the Same…

September 12, 2018

Is your super what you think it is? I’ve been having many conversations recently around different types of super funds, retail, industry, and Self Managed Super Funds. Industry funds are promoting compare the pair, I’m sure you have heard of them or seen them. Then more recently we’ve had the big banks caught with their hand…

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