Katherine's Blog
Time to reorganise your sock drawer
Lost Super Over 105,000 superannuation accounts representing $860 million were consolidated by Australians in the last quarter of 2018. However, there is still over $17.5 billion in lost and unclaimed super. Marie Kondo’s “Tidying up’ seems…
5 Top Wealth Creation Tips
Happy New Year Here are my 2019: 5 Top tips for wealth creation Ignore the prophets of doom, they are always with us and often wrong. Make sure you have adequate insurance, protect yourself and…
You Won’t Live Forever But Your FaceBook Posts Might
You won’t live forever but your posts on Facebook might! Posts on Facebook, comments on YouTube and photos on Instagram will live on after death, raising estate planning considerations. The number of Facebook accounts held…
Plan for a memorable wedding day, not a memorable wedding bill
According to the latest Easy Weddings wedding planning survey, the average cost for Australians to get married is $30,000. No doubt there is a large range of budgets for couples on their special day, but undoubtedly…
What the statistics say about Personal Insurance Payouts
Stories relating to claims not being paid out are common in the media, and are often a cause for people opting out of personal insurance. ASIC (the Australian Securities and Investments Commission) who is the watchdog…
Reservations I Hear About Financial Planners
I hear some people are uncertain about advisers, and often the same sorts of comments pop up. So I’d like to take this opportunity to respond to some of these reservations people have about the…
My Top 10 Tips for Building Wealth Sensibly
There are a lot of ‘rules’ for wealth floating around – especially after the New Year. I’ve read a few, and many of them are great. I thought I’d share my personal “Top Tips” that I…
14 Day plan for the New Year
Welcome to 2018, I hope you have had a wonderful 2017 and I’m sure you all have plans for the New Year. For those of you looking for a fresh start this year, I’d like to…
You Insured What?
Some of you may have heard Jennifer Lopez has her derriere insured for $27million. She’s not the only celebrity who’s insured a body part. Julia Roberts has insured her teeth for $30m, David Beckham has insured…
So You Want to Work for Yourself
Become a freelancer, be your own boss, and do what you enjoy. Many people choose to go down this path either on the side of a regular job or dive straight in. But many of us…