Financial Literacy
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…
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…
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…
Are You Cancer Smart
Most people don’t like to think about the possibility of getting a health condition- so we tend to adopt the mentality of “it won’t happen to me.” In reality, one in two Australian men and women…
Invisible Money
I was having a chat at a local fruit and veg shop where the cashier told me that babies under 2 are now tapping to pay while held in their parent’s arms! It’s really interesting how…
Is it too good to be true? How to look out for a scam
We’ve all heard stories of the elderly being tricked out of their savings, but data from Scamwatch confirmed that in 2017 the group to lose the most money to investment schemes is the 55-64 age bracket…
Money: Don’t Put All of Your Eggs Into One Basket
With the low interest rates in our Australian economy, cash savings are less attractive to investors looking to earn higher returns. There are alternatives out there, but the subject of ‘risk’ comes up. People tend to…