Prepping your insurance for the new financial year
The small-business sector was hit hard by the pandemic. The Reserve Bank of Australia found the sector was disproportionately affected by COVID because these businesses are more likely to be in indust …
Superannuation Benefits – When and How to Access Them
Did you know you need to meet certain criteria to be able to access your superannuation benefits? Read on to learn all about the conditions of release.Superannuation Benefits – When and How to Access …
Westpac plans to offer refinancers a simpler digital mortgage process where some customers could gain unconditional approval in as little as 10 minutes.The digital mortgage process will be rolled out …
Ethical investing has been gaining prominence over the last few decades. Find out what makes it an attractive investment strategy in this post.Ethical Investing: Types, Pros and ConsThe investment tec …
You may provide your employees with benefits you do not usually provide because of COVID-19. This includes paying for items that allow your employees to work from home.Fringe benefits tax (FBT) may ap …
Some Relief from Cost of Living PressuresEveryday living costs are soaring, from petrol and lettuce to the interest rate on your mortgage, and it may get worse before it gets better. What can you cont …
Federal Election Opportunities: Proposed to Commence from 1 July 2022
Proposed changes to superannuation, home buyer support, social security, and more have come out on the heels of the recent federal election and Federal Budget. Here’s what you need to knowThe followin …
Ethical Investing — What It Is and How To Do ItInvesting is typically perceived as a wealthy-only pastime with no regard for the environment or social issues. However, that is not always the case, and …
Hundreds of thousands of Australians will be better off in retirement when the superannuation income threshold payment is dropped on July 1.The axing of the $450 threshold means employees aged 18 and …
Consumers took the first interest rate rise in more than a decade in their stride with spending reaching a record high in May, but economists expect further hikes and high inflation will eventually ta …
Home Maintenance Tips for Every SeasonA lot of property owners take a very casual approach to the upkeep and repair of their house or building. They usually wait for something to break, clog, overflow …
Just under a third of Australia’s 9.8 million homes are owned outright, while more than a third are owned with a mortgage, the 2021 census has found.The data also showed that while most people live in …
