People of a certain age will remember former US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld describing ‘knowns and unknowns’ way back in 2002. The full quote is as follows: There are…
Recent estimates claim that the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is Australia’s ninth largest lender. Given the state of house prices, this comes as no surprise. Most parents want to help…
This Halloween, take a moment to reflect on the importance of life insurance. Discover why this spooky season is the perfect time for a comprehensive review of your policies. If…
The best advice anyone ever gave us was to plan our next holiday while still enjoying the current one. There are a bunch of reasons for this. But the main…
Every time we tap or swipe to make an electronic payment, or send a payment by direct debit, there is someone who knows exactly what we have spent our money…
Centrelink benefits have gone up this week. Commonwealth payments are adjusted twice a year – once in Mid-March and again in Mid-September. Some benefits are pegged to the CPI, while…
What’s the ideal age to retire? We came across some intriguing research recently that shows that people’s ideal retirement age changes as they get closer to actually retiring. And, perhaps…
Last week, we saw that there are two ways to accumulate super: contributions and earnings. Over time, we expect that earnings will have more impact on retirement than the money…
Working Australians receive a guaranteed portion of their wages or salaries as a super contribution each year. Self-employed Australians (hopefully) pay some of their own profits into super each year.…