Federal Budget 2018

As a pre-election year Budget this year there are some tax benefits being provided as well as some small tweaks to the tax, super and social security system We have provided some of the highlights to Budget 2018, so grab your morning coffee or tea and if you have any...

My 2 Cents on the Royal Commission Into Financial Services

I am proud to be a financial advisor however the Royal Commission into the sector is highlighting a number of issues including the conflict that banks and investment managers have when they create a distribution network within their businesses aimed at generating...

Property Investment and Your SMSF?

Australian’s generally love property ownership.  Directly held property makes up approximately 19% of all Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) assets, indicating that many trustees consider it’s an important and significant part of a diversified portfolio.  There are...

Market Volatility

Renewed volatility in markets has awoken the media from its summertime slumber. Everyone has an opinion about what caused this latest bout of volatility in markets, coming after a long period of relative calm. But the key point for long-term investors is that markets...