One of the simplest ways to make your retirement savings more efficient and less costly is to get rid of needless multiple super accounts. The vast majority of super fund members with multiple accounts unnecessarily pay multiple sets of fund … [Read more...]
Chart of the week : Trump's trade war shows the deficit in goods and goodwill
6 March 2018 Bob Cunneen, Senior Economist and Portfolio Specialist America's annual trade deficit in goods View larger image Source: Thomson … [Read more...]
Got post-holiday debt lag?
Get out of debt and back in control of your finances with our simple money tips. Have a plan to pay down your travel debt If your debt is on a credit card, work out how much extra you can put towards your card and crunch the numbers using our … [Read more...]
Why your chances of a pay increase could finally be improving
With 2018 now underway, many Australians may have noted ‘pay increase’ in their new years’ resolutions list. While the economic conditions over the past few years may not been ideal for having successful conversations with your boss around … [Read more...]
Eating out or in, which is better?
Eating out or in, which is better? How much is eating out really costing you? It might surprise you to learn that most of us spend about $100 every week on lunches. Did you know that an average household spends approximately $100 per week … [Read more...]
Back to basics: avoiding the day to day temptation to time the markets
The best of times can also be the most worrying of times for investors. As we head off on the journey that is destined to become 2018, investment markets have been both kind and – until this week at least - relatively benign. Suddenly headlines are … [Read more...]
What's ahead for SMSFs?
It would be difficult to underestimate the impact that self-managed super has on competition between super funds – with both SMSF and non-SMSF members being the winners. As actuaries Rice Warner comments in its recently-published Superannuation … [Read more...]
Closing your insurance gap
A fundamental personal finance trap is to assume that your super fund's default insurance cover is adequate for your circumstances. Chances are it isn't. The latest Underinsurance Australia report, recently released by independent consultants and … [Read more...]
Wall Street finally awakes to a “clear and present danger”
US shares vs Government bonds Source: Federal Reserve St Louis. Wall Street has fallen -4% over the past week. This was off the back of record highs on January 26 with the S&P 500 Index peaking at 2872.87 (black line). What’s behind the … [Read more...]
Shifting the dial on super
It is about now when those well-intentioned New Year resolutions start to come under pressure. The summer holidays are behind us, schools are back and the rhythm of life is returning to a familiar routine. The bigger, bolder ambitions for the … [Read more...]
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