In this article Julia Hartman, the Founder of BAN TACS – National Accountants Group explains how in a low interest rate environment a one percent reduction in your interest rate could reduce the amount of interest you pay by 20%. Back when interest rates were...
One of the great mysteries for consumers of the financial services sector is ‘What does a Financial Planner actually do and when, or if ever would you need their services?’. In this article Rod Lingard uses simple English to explain the how and why. We know a mortgage...
Inheritance money is one of those weird life experiences that doesn’t happen for everyone. In fact it’s approximated that only 29% of Australians expect an inheritance says Andrew Dunbar from Wealth Partners. Receiving an inheritance is certainly not a wealth...
Superannuation, or Super. Most of us have it, or have heard of it, but how does it work and what is it really all about? We asked Rod Lingard to shed some light on the matter. Super is all about saving for retirement. The quality of life we have in retirement is...
Who needs the frustration or has the time and energy to waste searching for the perfect dream home only to find out that their ability to borrow leaves them well short of the purchase price? Unfortunately, in the current economic environment and tighter credit policy...
Whilst Governments focus on saving the environment by legislating for all retailers to eliminate single use plastic shopping bags the plastic that’s really causing Australians the most harm sits in their wallet, loaded and ready for action. Yes, that dreaded...
