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Retirement Planning: How much do I need to retire?

How much do you need to save to make sure you have enough to last throughout retirement? It very much depends on what your living costs will be after leaving work. Find out more about how to budget for the retirement income you’ll need for the..

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Updates to JobKeeper 2.0

Following on from our JobKeeper 2.0 blog on 30 July 2020, on 7 August 2020, the Treasurer announced further changes to increase access to the scheme during the proposed extension period (i.e. 28 September 2020 to 28 March 2021), driven by the recent..

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JobKeeper 2.0

The second tranche of the JobKeeper scheme changes the eligibility test for employers and the method and amount paid to employees.

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Webinar: Your 2020 Super and Investments Survival Guide

2020 is proving to be the most challenging time for investment markets in a generation. The common advice from traditional financial advisers is to do nothing and ride it out. But this may not be the optimum approach for every investor, particularly..

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Mortgage vs super: Where should you put your extra money?

It's an age old question - are you better off putting extra money into your home loan or super? We look at how the numbers stack up and the pros and cons of each option.

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Lower minimum pension drawdown rates

On 22nd March 2020, the government announced a 50% reduction in the minimum income drawdown from account-based pensions and similar retirement products for the remainder of the 2019-20 and 2020-21 financial years.

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NSW small business cash grants

In these trying times, the NSW government is supporting small businesses in NSW with a couple of targeted grants, such as:

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Accounting Compliance: Tip lines, tax returns and STP

We always knew that a Government scheme swiftly distributing cash during a crisis was going to come with equally swift compliance and review measures, particularly when eligibility was self-assessed. Two major Australian Taxation Office (ATO)..

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Experts reveal the best way to spend your tax return this year

The best part of tax-time paperwork is looking forward to the small windfall you might receive after you lodge your tax return.

But this year, Aussies are feeling the pinch as the coronavirus crisis saw jobs lost and fewer hours worked.

So what’s..

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Riding out a downturn is not always the smartest approach

During market downturns, investors are typically advised to stick with their existing asset allocation that is based on a risk profile, rather than crystalise their losses. The advice is offered in the hope that the downturn will be short lived and..

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