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**Financial Planner**

 18 August 2020 —  4 min read

### [Retirement Planning: How much do I need to retire?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/retirementplanning)

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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**Financial Planner**

 29 July 2020 —  1 min read

### [Webinar: Your 2020 Super and Investments Survival Guide](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/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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**Financial Planner**

 21 July 2020 —  4 min read

### [Lower minimum pension drawdown rates](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/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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**Dan McGrath**

 13 July 2020 —  4 min read

### [NSW small business cash grants](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/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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[![Riding out a downturn is not always the smartest approach](https://insights.wlm.com.au/hubfs/Downside%20risk.png)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/how-to-manage-your-investment-portfolios-for-downside-risk)

**Financial Planner**

 23 June 2020 —  2 min read

### [Riding out a downturn is not always the smartest approach](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/how-to-manage-your-investment-portfolios-for-downside-risk)

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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**Amanda Rogers**

 15 June 2020 —  1 min read

### [Tax and Super: What’s changing on 1 July?](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/tax__super_changes)

Here is a summary list of the tax and super changes that come into effect on 1 July.

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**Financial Planner**

 22 May 2020 —  4 min read

### [Financial security starts with the right advice](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/financial-security-starts-with-the-right-advice)

Today, approximately 500 super funds are operating in Australia, with assets approaching $3 trillion. Superannuation is either the largest single asset held by Australians or the second most valuable asset behind the family home. Making the most of..

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**Financial Planner**

 20 May 2020 —  4 min read

### [End of Financial Year 2019/20: Super and tax tips for individuals](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/end-of-financial-year-2019/20)

The end of the financial year is fast approaching. Now is a great time to prepare and seek additional advice on the management of your superannuation and tax.

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**Financial Planner**

 12 May 2020 —  3 min read

### [COVID-19 measures for Self-Managed Super Funds (SMSF)](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/smsf)

The federal government’s COVID-19 support measures contain a range of specific requirements for self-managed super funds (SMSF). This article outlines the relevant measures and how to manage them.

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**Financial Planner**

 24 April 2020 —  2 min read

### [Goals Based Investing protects your capital during downturns](https://insights.wlm.com.au/blog/goals-based-investing-protects-your-capital-during-downturns)

*"Only when the tide goes out, do you discover who’s swimming naked”.**Warren Buffett*

If you were investing during the GFC (2008-2009), you would remember your superannuation balance significantly decreasing and taking many years to get back to its..

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