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Let’s look at how you can use your offset account to supercharge your future. Offset accounts have always been promoted as a strategy to reduce the amount of interest you are paying on your home loan. Important? You bet, but…

While Scott Morrison might be excited about ‘Budget Night’, for most, it is about as exciting as watching paint dry! Overall, the 2017 Australian Budget has avoided drastic measures and has been seen as an attempt to restore voter confidence.…

For many years, critics have described superannuation as a ‘rort’ for the wealthy, due to the generous tax benefits.  There has been a recent political shift to steer superannuation back to its core purpose of replacing, or supplementing the Centrelink…

Since the introduction of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in 1985, the family home has retained its ‘sacred cow’ status as being exempt from this tax.  Unless part of your home is used for income-producing purposes, there is no CGT payable…

BIG CHANGES In what could be called ‘budget repair by stealth’ the Federal Government expects to save around $2.4 billion over the next few years, due to changes made in the 2015 Budget that will have a big impact on…

I thought it was worth communicating some information that recently caught my eye, and I think does a great job of putting the Australian Share Market into perspective. While the mainstream media is quick to portray a grim picture of…