Unpacking the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme (FHLDS) The 2019 federal election is over, and the results have seen the Coalition government re-elected. Whilst many of their proposed measures in the 2019-20 and 2018-19 Federal Budgets (that haven’t yet been legislated) were reiterated as election ...

A Healthy Retirement When it comes to your retirement years, it’s important to understand the distinction between ‘life expectancy’ and ‘healthy life expectancy’.

REITS - What are They and How Do They Work? When most people think about investing in property they tend to think about residential homes or commercial properties such as shops, offices or industrial buildings.

Are you Prepared for a Financial Rainy Day? When the unexpected happens and unplanned financial expenses occur, do you have the funds at call ready to cover them or are you someone who uses credit to bail yourself out?

Avoiding the Financial Skids What does it mean to calibrate your confidence? To explain this concept, consider the accident ratios for young drivers. Drivers under the age of 21 are more likely to be in a car accident than those over 21. You may argue the reason for this is inexperience and ...

Why Bother Planning Money? To some of us, planning for the future comes naturally. These “natural born planners” can’t understand how other people survive without planning.