All posts by: Belinda Tink

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Gold – Bre-X

February 20, 2017

20 years ago, many investors in Canada thought they’d struck it rich by investing in a company called Bre-X. Company estimates suggested it had potentially found 70 to 200 million ounces of gold at its Busang claim in Indonesia. Making it one of the largest gold discoveries ever. Instead of reaping the rewards of being […]

FREE Information Seminar

February 13, 2017

Financial opportunities for you Are you unsure if you need to reduce your super contributions from 1 July 2017? Are you self-employed as well as work for an employer and want to maximise your super contributions? Do you have a spouse who earns income of less than $37,000? Do you want to understand how your […]

Super Changes from 1 July 2017

February 10, 2017

The argy-bargy is over and late last year the government’s superannuation reforms from the 2016/17 budget passed through both houses of parliament. What does this mean? The reforms will come into place on July 1 2017, so here’s a rundown on some key changes. Transfer balance cap: From July 1 there will be a $1.6 […]

2016 Year in Review

January 24, 2017

Economic Overview The dangers of basing investment strategies on media forecasts were highlighted dramatically in 2016 as the outcome of major world events and the market reaction to them confounded pundits. The major news event was Donald Trump’s US presidential election win. The Republican outsider defeated Democrat Hilary Clinton on a platform that tapped into […]

With many of the changes announced in the 2016 Federal Budget now passed by Parliament, there is an amount of certainty that you can have when approaching your Superannuation planning and the contributions you might wish to make to your Superannuation. The Government is lowering both the concessional (pre-tax) and non-concessional (after-tax) contribution limits from […]