by orange_office | Aug 14, 2024 | Blogs
The new ‘income tax cuts for all’ are now in full operation, and most welcome. However they do have a small downside. For most people tax deductions are now worth less. Deductions that previously saved 34.5 cents of tax per dollar now only save 32 cents. Those...
by orange_office | Aug 8, 2024 | Blogs
Those hoping for strong investment returns last financial year weren’t disappointed. This follows an equally healthy performance in the 2023 financial year. According to Lonsec Research the typical diversified portfolio with up to 70 per cent in growth assets returned...
by orange_office | Jul 31, 2024 | Blogs
There has been much talk about the “cost of living crisis”. Many people are finding it difficult to pay their bills. The biggest strain is on young people to meet mortgage payments. Yet this isn’t the first time a cost-of-living squeeze has occurred, far from it....
by orange_office | Jul 24, 2024 | Blogs
Share market returns are a major driver of our superannuation and other investments. When shares do well super account values rise, when they do poorly values fall. The All-Ordinaries Index of Australian shares hit a new record closing high above 8,300 points on 17th...
by orange_office | Jul 17, 2024 | Blogs
Twelve-month bank term deposits now offer around five per cent interest. Some on-call accounts pay four per cent or better. The last time rates were this high was in 2011. These rates appear quite attractive for people with lump sums available to invest for longer...
