Financial Planning, Investment & Insurance Solutions

  • End of Financial Year Reminder 2024/25

    End of Financial Year Reminder 2024/25

    We’re nearing the end of another financial year, so as always there are some thing to be mindful of if you need to act on things such as minimum withdrawals for superannuation or take advantage of expiring caps or contribution limits. tax savings. Tax Savings via Concessional Contributions With the Stage 3 tax cuts now in effect, many Australians are on lower marginal tax rates, but making voluntary concessional contributions still offers the most significant tax advantages for those in an income threshold which pays tax. For example, someone earning $80,000 saw their marginal tax rate fall to 32%, down…

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  • Can’t Buy Me Health

    Can’t Buy Me Health

    “Wow, they’re still going!” We’ve probably all thought it or said it. A story appears in the media reminding us that there’s a small group of people who never seem to retire: Musicians. To name the most obvious, Bruce Springsteen in his mid-70’s, Paul McCartney into his 80’s, and two of the remaining Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards into their early 80’s. We all might marvel at how they’re still going, but the question would be why are they still going? Money? Unlikely, as estimates suggest they’d all be billionaires, or close to it. There’s little they couldn’t…

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