Who is Who on Australia’s currency?
They pass through our hands every day, but do you ever stop to consider the images on Australia’s paper currency? In this article, in honour of Australia Day, we introduce you to the faces staring out at you from your purse or wallet.
Happy New Year
We love new years. They are a wonderful opportunity to focus our mind on sorting out our finances once and for all. No one enjoys life if they are troubled by money. So, here are some things that you should be looking at straight away to make sure the 2019 is truly a happy financial year.
Thanks for your support in 2018
2018 has been a big year, and not just here in Australia. Extreme poverty around the world fell once again. As the year draws to a close, it once again pays to remember that the world really is wonderful.
All about TPD
Total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance is one of the most important life insurances around. As the name implies, TPD insurance pays you a benefit if you become ill or injured and cannot continue working as you did prior to the illness or injury.
Credit Cards: What’s good about them?
Credit cards can be extremely convenient, especially when you pay them off in full each month and never incur interest. Here are some of the ways that credit cards can make life easier.
Why is Capital Gains Tax the ‘Happy Tax’?
What would you think if we told you that there is a special type of tax that people are always happy to pay? Would you think we had dropped the ball? You shouldn’t. Read on…
Long term thinking leads to serenity
Growth markets can be very risky in the short-term. But if you let time work for you, this risk can fall away dramatically for a long-term investor.
What’s All This About Utmost Good Faith?
An insurer and the policyholder must be honest with each other. It is the very basis of the insurance contract. Full disclosure - or the duty of utmost good faith - is so important that it is even enshrined in legislation.
Franking credits
The franking credit system is necessarily complex. But the idea underlying it is quite a simple one. A company’s profits are taxed at the applicable tax rate of each of its shareholders. This article explains exactly how.