This is my favourite chart. It shows the value of $1 invested in various Australian assets in 1900 allowing for the reinvestment of dividends and interest along the way.
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Helping enable electric car purchases: For purchases of battery, hydrogen, or plug-in hybrid cars with a retail price below $84,619 (the luxury car tax threshold for fuel efficient vehicles) after 1 July 2022, fringe benefits tax and import tariffs will not apply. Note: Employers will still need to account for the cost in an employee’s reportable fringe benefits.
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Sharp share market falls are stressful for investors as no one likes to see their investments fall in value. Try as one may, it’s never easy to accurately predict economies and shares. So, at times like these it’s important to focus on basic investment principles.
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Overview of the types of tax offsets and deductions you may be entitled to claim plus other handy tax tips.
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Good news: Super contribution caps to rise
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But adopting good financial habits isn’t always as easy as it sounds, start building good financial habits with these six steps.
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Make sure you’re investing in the right mix of assets to achieve your investment goals and build your wealth for retirement.
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Remember what you’re trying to achieve
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Government support recipients will receive two separate economic support payments of $250, to be paid progressively from December 2020 and March 2021.
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Get back on the horse: If your journey goes off track, don’t give up. Learn from your lessons, work out why your plan failed and get started again.
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If you would like to know more about how to improve your financial wellbeing, talk to a financial adviser.
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A common goal across all age brackets is to organise and optimise your financial affairs. Everyone needs a financial plan, and all plans should be in writing so as to be measurable and accountable.
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In times of financial crisis, it might seem more affordable to take a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ approach to save on costs, rather than seek the advice of a financial advice professional. Working alongside a subject matter expert such as a financial planner, may help you achieve a better financial outcome as well as putting your mind at rest about the future.
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Friday night was all about Blowout numbers and upbeat commentary from Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Facebook (FB) last night may have just put all of the peak US, Large Cap, Tech skeptics to bed?
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Short term equity market direction remains uncertain, but ever-growing monetary and policy stimuli; and/or a quicker than expected recovery could cause markets to overshoot.
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If you have an investment loan you can arrange to prepay the interest on that loan for up to 12 months and claim a tax deduction in the same year the interest was prepaid.
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End of the financial year is usually a good time to think about making extra contributions to take advantage of
the lower rates of taxation on super.
Trying to time market bottoms is always very hard so a good approach for long term investors is to average in over several months.
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If you’re approaching or are in retirement, it’s still important to stay focused on your long-term investment strategy and consider all your options before making any significant changes.
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There is no other time when professional advice is more valuable than it is now. So if you have a financial planner, talk to them.
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