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Life Event: How much does a wedding cost?
Life Event: How much does a wedding cost? It’s the biggest day of your life to-date, and it’s been months or even years in the making.  Countless hours (or even days!) of planning, buying, meeting, choosing and celebrating, all lead up to that perfect day that is your wedding. Your wedding day can be as cheap or expensive as you want it to […]
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Steps to financially survive losing your job.
Steps to financially survive losing your job. Losing your job isn’t just about your career. It can have a far reaching effect on your bank balance, your health and your self esteem. There are so many considerations and thoughts that will be running through your head at this time. It is therefore imperative to compartmentalise each aspect and break down the future piece-by-piece. Your […]
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Beware of Superannuation Scams
Beware of Superannuation Scams We keep hearing from the media that money scammers are becoming more and more crafty. Both the ‘bank fee refund’ and the ‘ATO debt collection’ scams have garnered significant attention recently as a result of the sophisticated techniques and powers of persuasion used on unsuspecting victims. Superannuation scammers have been around for many years in various forms, and […]
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How the financial system inquiry will impact you
How the financial system inquiry will impact you On Tuesday, confirmation of the outcome of the most substantive review of the financial system in over twenty years was delivered by the Prime Minister and Treasurer. There are a few key policies which will impact almost every adult in Australia in some capacity or another. Our analysis on those that we think will have the […]
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Aussies losing $2.75bn in compulsory super payments each year: ASFA
Aussies losing $2.75bn in compulsory super payments each year: ASFA According to the Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA), Aussies are losing $2.75 billion each and every year through non-payment of their superannuation by employers. ASFA estimates that this is impacting 650,000 Australian workers each year, with the average person losing nearly $4,000 per annum in super which is the equivalent to 9 months SGC […]
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