by orange_office | Apr 9, 2025 | Weekly Updates
By now retirees and investors will be well aware of the trauma US President Trump’s tariffs are causing to their investments. Many super fund members may not be as aware that their accounts have also been seriously affected. The values of most super accounts have...
by orange_office | Apr 1, 2025 | Weekly Updates
Very few younger people make extra voluntary superannuation contributions. Yet it makes sense to add extra contributions because the amount channelled into super by retirement time converts into a totally tax-free investment paying a tax-free income. People fail to...
by orange_office | Mar 25, 2025 | Weekly Updates
Buying investments with borrowed money sounds like a high-risk strategy. What if the investment values collapse? You will still owe the money borrowed and the investments will be worth less than the amount borrowed. It could be a disaster. Something to avoid. Wait a...
by orange_office | Mar 18, 2025 | Uncategorised
Superannuation is designed for retirement, but access to it isn’t limited strictly to being retired. Partial access is allowed earlier. Unrestricted access to super is available any time after age sixty if retired, and from age 65 if still working. However from age...
by orange_office | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorised
Financial markets have suddenly hit a rough patch. There was a peak in share prices in late January and values have been volatile since. The last couple of weeks have seen a sharp fall. Of course, this volatility began when Donald Trump took office as US President....
