Next Saturday, 2 July 2016, Australia will go to the polls to elect a new House of Representatives and a new Senate. The 2016 election is only the seventh election initiated by a double dissolution since Federation. The last double dissolution election was held in 1987 by the then Hawke...
Age Pension: a short history
On 10 June 1908 the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act received royal assent. From 1 July 1909 – Old-age pensions and the Invalid Pension became payable to the ‘appropriately qualified people’ within Australia. This new scheme replaced a number of very similar pension schemes – which had been implemented by...
Does our worth equal our value?
Our true worth is a lot more that how much money we have, the size of our superannuation or pension plan, where we live, the things we own, or how much we earn. Worth, otherwise known as our value, is both tangible and intangible. It is the sum of our...
Demystifying super, well, at least a little bit
Over the past couple of weeks – Tealey and I have had the opportunity to speak at a number of events hosted by financial advisers for their clients and friends. One of the things we enjoy about these functions is the opportunity to meet with ‘real people’. These are the...