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KEEPING YOU ON TOP OF THE FIELDMoney Matter$ - Winter 2010Wednesday, July 14 2010 The winter edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. Save for set goals Get a plan Minimise existing debt Maximise savings Set up... » more What's in store for 2010/11? Tuesday, July 13 2010 Fear is still very abundant in world economies and financial markets. The last few weeks have demonstrated that fundamental reasons and facts do little... » more What's in the Population Growth Figures? Monday, June 28 2010 The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the latest population growth figures last week with the following key finding: Australia's population... » more Property Prices & Rent Returns Will Go Up and Interest Rates Could Come Down Tuesday, June 15 2010 Investors Paradise is here! Are you waiting for the property bubble to burst before you make that leap of faith into the property market? Are you... » more Money Matter$ - Autumn 2010 Tuesday, April 13 2010 The autumn edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. 9 ways to boost your bottom line in 2010 A bright future and a bold ambition need... » more Money Matter$ - Summer 2010 Friday, January 15 2010 The summer edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. Falling Short The average Australian expects to spend more than 20 years in... » more How To Use Your Super To Invest In Property Wednesday, December 2 2009 Australians love property. In fact, 1 in 5 households own an investment property but less than 4% have used their superannuation to buy one. This means that... » more What Is Real Mortgage Protection? Saturday, November 28 2009 Many borrowers assume that mortgage insurance is for their own protection when in fact mortgage insurance is short for lender mortgage insurance (LMI).... » more Money Matter$ - Spring 2009 Friday, October 30 2009 The spring edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. Our second greatest killer Reserve Bank lifts interest rates to 3.25% Diversify... » more Are You Waiting for Property Prices to Come Down? Tuesday, September 1 2009 What a dilemma! How in the world are we going to claw back all of those losses. Our superannuation went through the floor and even though the stock markets... » more Money Matter$ - Winter 2009 Thursday, July 30 2009 The winter edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. Super way to save for retirement? Does your insurance in super offer enough... » more Secrets of Fixed Interest Rates for Home Loans Monday, June 29 2009 The question for many: Is it time to be considering fixing your home loan interest rate? Of course, the banks would love you to do just that, because... » more Main Attraction - Low Interest Rates and High Rental Returns Sunday, May 10 2009 Savvy Investors Act Most Investors are followers, not leaders, which is why, when someone yells sell, that’s what everybody does. Savvy... » more Money Matter$ - Autumn 2009 Thursday, April 2 2009 The autumn edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. Avoiding the credit crunch On the horizon The value of key person insurance... » more Facing The Challenges Of 2009 (MLC) Monday, March 9 2009 A snapshot of today's markets and the rules that help investors stick to their strategies so that they can weather the storm. These webcasts from MLC are... » more Moving Beyond Capitulation - The Investor's Way Sunday, March 8 2009 We're now 16 months into the bear market and investors are tired of negative news and may even have capitulated completely. Add to this even more negative... » more Five Factors To Watch (CBA) - Direct Impact For Property Investors Tuesday, March 3 2009 The five factors that will help Australia through 2009 are: housing undersupply high population growth the terms of trade the speed and extent of... » more Money Matter$ - Summer 2009 Tuesday, February 24 2009 The summer edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. How Much Is Enough For Retirement? Holding Insurance In Super Is Now Better Than... » more Cairns Property 2009 Monday, January 5 2009 The Cairns housing market is expected to see prices remain steady fuelled by strong population growth and a stable economy. Cairns is located on... » more Brisbane Property 2009 Monday, January 5 2009 The Brisbane Local Government Area (LGA) has continued to record a strong population growth, cracking 1 million residents according to the Australian Bureau... » more Sydney Property 2009 Monday, January 5 2009 Housing Approvals have been below requirement since 2005, which has not helped vacancy and is unlikely to do so in 2009. Sydney is located on... » more Super and Property – More Successful Than Ever Monday, January 5 2009 The latest statistics from the Australian Tax Office (ATO) show that the landscape of superannuation is changing. More and more people are opting for a Self... » more At Last - Breakthrough on Investment Property Affordability! Monday, January 5 2009 Australia’s interest rates have fallen dramatically recently (3% since September 08) and many pundits are suggesting we will have further significant... » more First Home Saver Accounts - Helping Achieve Home Ownership Sooner Saturday, October 18 2008 First Home Saver accounts are set to help young Australians get into the housing market sooner, with a system that: rewards disciplined savings with... » more When Markets Bounce Back Wednesday, October 15 2008 Click on the link below to read this article “When markets bounce back” from Russell Investments. For more detailed information about the current market... » more Financial Protection In Good Times And In Bad Times Wednesday, October 15 2008 In good times we say: “We don’t need it.”; in bad times we say: “We can’t afford it.” Life insurance is not the favourite subject of everyday... » more Surviving The Credit Squeeze In Australia Tuesday, October 14 2008 How Did We Get Into This Mess? The United States economy represents 25% of the total global economy, so when they sneeze the rest of the world catches... » more Cash is King – Do you prefer 7.5% on $100,000 or 4% on $1.3m? Tuesday, September 30 2008 Cash is considered to be king in difficult times. Had we had a crystal ball we would have sold our investments and put them into a high interest bearing... » more Money Matter$ - Winter 2008 Tuesday, September 16 2008 The winter edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. The Ups And Downs Of Investing Keeping Your Business Healthy Keeping The Dream Of... » more Self Managed Superannuation (DIY Super) – Control Your Own Super Monday, September 15 2008 Most of us would have experienced a significant drop in superannuation values this year. Discontentment about investment managers not being able to grow... » more The Secrets Of Using Super As A Deposit To Buy Property Monday, July 14 2008 Breakthrough Government legislation now allows superannuation funds to borrow to buy investment properties. Everyday Australians can now boost their nest... » more Stop Whingeing About Your Finances And Do Something About It - Slash Your Debts Monday, July 14 2008 Property Prices 20% to High Wow! If you’re confused as to where the economy is going and what’s going to happen to investment markets, join the club.... » more Money Matters - Autumn 2008 Wednesday, April 30 2008 The autumn edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. While one in two people diagnosed with malignant cancer will beat the disease, their... » more Discover Three Effective Tax Havens For Increasing Wealth Monday, April 28 2008 Protect Yourself! Like many, you may not have noticed there’s only two months left to the end of the financial year. So, if you’ve been meaning to do... » more Discover The Breathtaking ‘New Era’ Of Investment Property Opportunity Monday, April 28 2008 Don’t Let The Gap Get Too Wide They say the rich are going to get richer and the gap between the have’s and the have not’s is going to widen, and... » more The Booming Investment Property Market Thursday, February 28 2008 Amid the pain of rising interest rates and the doom and gloom that many people are faced with, now looms incredible opportunity for some. Yes, interest... » more Money Matters - Summer 2008 Wednesday, January 16 2008 The summer edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. Find out how a coach can get you to your goal, how to save for your kids and how to... » more Super And Property Investments Tuesday, December 18 2007 The love affair of Australians with property continues and property is increasingly on the shopping list of super funds. Property can be bought through... » more Instalment Warrants In Super Officially Accepted Saturday, December 15 2007 The list for investment choices in superannuation funds is getting longer. On 24th September 2007, legislation passed to allow borrowing under certain... » more New Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Terrorism Financing Legislation Wednesday, December 12 2007 On the 12th December 2007 new regulations have been introduced based on the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 which is... » more Money Matter$ - Spring 2007 Friday, November 23 2007 The spring edition of our Money Matter$ Newsletter has been released. In new articles we are going to highlight the opportunity of accessing superannuation... » more Where Are Interest Rates Going To? - Protect Yourself Now! Tuesday, November 20 2007 If you analyse the available economic data you could arrive at the same conclusions that many well informed economists have, including the Chairman of... » more Aussies Underinsured And Unprepared Says New Global Insurance Survey Wednesday, October 17 2007 Last week, insurer AXA released the 2007 results of its first ever AXA Protection Report . The report is a study that compares people’s attitudes to... » more Fixed Rate Home Loans - To Fix Or Not To Fix Tuesday, October 9 2007 There’s a Federal election looming on the horizon and many forecasters are starting to play the guessing game about our mortgage interest rates. In... » more The 10 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make When Getting A Mortgage Wednesday, September 5 2007 Buying a home can be the biggest financial decision most of us will ever make. That's why you might want to consider putting as much time and effort into... » more Riding the 2007 Investment Rollercoaster - An Investor Update Thursday, August 23 2007 Investment markets have had a rough ride and there is more volatility on the horizon. The following article is an Investor Update that gives some helpful... » more Money Matters - Winter 2007 Monday, July 30 2007 This is the winter edition of Money Matter$ looking at the following financial topics: Investing through platforms Introducing simpler super... » more How Affordable Is An Investment Property? Thursday, July 26 2007 In the recent past, personal income tax rates have been reduced to allow most of us to keep more of what we earn. This potentially adds more incentive to... » more Property Opportunity Insights Thursday, May 10 2007 In this news article we provide an overview on the current conditions for the opportunity to invest in property. During last year and over the last few... » more Superannuation Changes – The Facts Monday, March 12 2007 At the end of February 2007 parliament has officially passed the long-awaited sweeping changes to tax legislation on superannuation, making the system... » more First Home Owners Bonanza Monday, March 12 2007 Since July 2000, almost $3.5 billion have been availed by first home buyers in NSW government subsidies and this is expected to grow further with forecasted... » more ATO Breakthrough On Paying Off Your Home Loan Sooner! Monday, December 18 2006 Capitalized Interest Loans Over the last few years there has been ongoing controversy about people using the proceeds (rent & tax benefits)... » more Compelling Superannuation Changes Wednesday, October 25 2006 “How You Can Discover The Secrets And Then Take Advantage Of The New Superannuation Changes?” For A Limited Time Equity Resource Is Offering A No... » more When will you be financially independent? Thursday, August 10 2006 The one commodity we cannot buy is time. It’s, oh so easy to surmise to one self that we’re going to be able to catch the perfect moment in time and then... » more Comeback for the Sydney property market? Thursday, August 10 2006 You may wonder what’s left of the attraction to invest in Sydney’s residential property market after the vendor tax and the land tax and now interest... » more Why invest in property? Thursday, August 10 2006 Much has been written and said about why investing in ‘bricks & mortar’ would make every Australian’s dream of a comfortable retirement become reality.... » more Investment Loans - variable or fixed? Friday, April 7 2006 There is no doubt both banks and non-bank lenders have become very competitive with their rates nowadays. Whether one is going on a fixed or standard... » more What's the property market doing? Thursday, April 6 2006 The property market still seems to undergo weekly media reports of booms, busts, it’s turning the corner etc. It looks mostly like things are basically... » more New Directions in Property 2006 Wednesday, February 1 2006 First of all, Equity Resource would like to wish everyone a happy and rewarding 2006. Reflecting on property returns for 2005, it could be suggested that it... » more Make sure you’ve got the best mortgage – the banks want you to! Friday, July 22 2005 The slowing of the Sydney and Melbourne property markets has led to a general softening not only on national house prices, but also on the amount of loans... » more NSW Labor dumps land tax changes Thursday, May 26 2005 NSW Treasurer Andrew Refshauge’s first budget has, as expected, led to the dumping of last year’s unpopular changes to the land tax threshold. As of next... » more Interested in interest rate rises? Tuesday, February 22 2005 Pre-emptive talk of interest rate rises has made jittery property market watchers even jitterier. Once again media analysts, e.g. Ross Greenwood on Channel... » more Retire at 70? It should be about choice! Saturday, January 1 2005 Australians are being asked to re-think their retirement plans…. Both John Howard and Peter Costello have recently hit radio airwaves forwarding the idea... » more |
