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What to Do With Your $950 Tax Bonus Payment?

Posted by Scott Keefer on Feb 6th, 2009

The latest Australian Federal Government Stimulus Package provides some interesting financial planning strategies for individuals. In particular the payment of up to $950 to everyone earning less that $100,000 provides a number of opportunities to be considered.

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How to stop investment markets dictating your retirement date

Posted by Scott Keefer on Sep 16th, 2008

Numerous media items over the past few months have focussed on the doom and gloom being experienced by superannuation returns. In this article we look at the long term returns from balance style superannuation funds and suggest how to protect against having investment markets dictate your retirement date.

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Superannuation Review

Posted by andyfvp on Aug 4th, 2008

I recently received my Colonial first state superannuation half yearly statement and it showed the value of my portfolio is down almost 15% from January 2008 to July 1st 2008. Ouch. What was more annoying was the $500 or so in fees charged! Unfortunately there is little I can do about it, other than change [...]

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