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What is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)?
What is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)? You may have heard the words Exchange Traded Fund or the acronym ETF bandied about and wondered what on earth it was all about. In truth, ETF’s have been around for many years but they seem to have recently reached peak popularity within the investment community. What is an ETF? An ETF is an investment […]
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6 ways to manage your Festive season finances
6 ways to manage your Festive season finances Around this same time each and every year, many Australians start to say to themselves “I will NOT go back to work after the Christmas break with silly season debt!” And yet, come 5 January when the majority of us return to work, here we are with the remnants of Christmas wrapping, a dried out […]
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Over age 31? Lifetime Health cover loading info you need to know
Over age 31? Lifetime Health cover loading info you need to know Lifetime Health Cover (LHC) is a Federal Government initiative designed to encourage people to take out hospital insurance earlier in their life and to maintain their cover throughout. In summary, if you don’t have private health insurance by the 1 July following your 31st birthday, you will be penalised with an extra 2% loading on […]
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Investment Property owners: understand how valuations can affect your tax
Investment Property owners: understand how valuations can affect your tax Estimates are most commonly used in apportioning expenses between private and business use. More important however is the use of valuations to work out the cost of transactions that are not at arm’s-length or when no actual cash changes hands. A common example is in respect of property transactions. Why are valuations in property transactions important for […]
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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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