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  • TAL waives premiums for drought-affected farmers

    TAL waives premiums for drought-affected farmers

    To help support Aussie farmers impacted by the drought, TAL is offering up to a six month waiver on premiums to ensure farming families can maintain the cover they need, and provide some financial relief during this tough time. This wavier of premiums will  be available to existing TAL customers holding policies directly with TAL who are qualify to receive the Federal Government’s Farm Household Allowance and who live in a drought-declared area of NSW or Queensland. Premiums will be waived for payments that are due from 1 September 2018 and eligible customers can apply for the waiver until 30…

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  • 10 Simple Investment Principles to improve your odds of Success.

    10 Simple Investment Principles to improve your odds of Success.

    We believe in 10 Simple Investment Principles to improve your odds of success. Click here to find out more.   This article is for informational purposes only and the information contained is of a general nature and may not be relevant to your particular circumstances. The circumstances of each investor are different, and you should seek advice from a professional financial adviser who can consider if particular strategies and products are right for you. In all instances where information is based on historical performance, it is important to understand this is not a reliable indicator of future performance. You should…

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  • In a World of Reactions Be a Belichick

    In a World of Reactions Be a Belichick

    If you’re a fan of confusion and violence and have a spare four hours up your sleeve one day, you may want to sit down to watch a game of American football. For an Australian it might be somewhat of an acquired taste, but the NFL season starts again soon in the US, if you’re up for it. While for the uninitiated the ‘confusion and violence’ may be an apt initial description, the truth is the game is quite an intricate exercise in gaining position on a field through the use of enormous men in helmets and padding as chess…

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  • Apples with Apples?

    Apples with Apples?

    The ‘active versus passive’ debate in funds management is a guaranteed space filler in the financial media, but it would help the general public if those making the comparisons got their facts straight. A recent article in Professional Planner by John Peterson of the Peterson Research Institute cited the outperformance of Australian Super’s actively managed balanced option and a passively managed indexed diversified option to justify the argument that actively managed funds do better over time than their passively managed equivalents. Stop the Press. This is news to us. So we looked in detail at these two vehicles and discovered…

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  • Winter Savings Tips

    Winter Savings Tips

    Here we give you some ideas on ways you can save on your water, electricity and gas bills around the home Save on your electricity bill Save money on your power bill and reduce your carbon footprint with these ideas: Switch off and unplug appliances A quick and easy way to reduce your electricity bill is to turn off appliances at the powerpoint when you’re not using them. When things like computers and TVs switch into standby mode, they still use electricity, which can really add up over time. Get into the habit of turning off and unplugging your kettle,…

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