Financial Planning Articles

Even if you haven’t walked down the aisle and officially said those wedding vows out loud along with ‘I do,’ but you’re serious about a long-term relationship, then you need to get serious about money, too.

Property owners around the country are collectively rejoicing. After two rounds of official rate cuts from the Reserve Bank, many have just received notification that new rates are now in force and mortgage repayments will be reduced.

There’s an old saying that goes: ‘You are the company you keep’. Essentially, this means that a lot of who you are and what you stand for, is reflected in your closest relationships.

Just the other day I was talking to a friend and his wife who recently returned from a family trip to Canberra with their four children aged between 7 and 13.

In a very raw article recently, ‘The Conversation’ published the results of a survey of 1,100 Australians living with debt they cannot pay. It’s compelling reading and some findings are particularly poignant.

A raft of new changes to superannuation come into effect at the end of this financial year. Do you know what they mean for you?