This old chestnut raises its head from time to time as the solution to Australia’s residential housing affordability crisis. But, is it a viable solution or, by granting early access to super to put towards purchasing a home, are we just ‘kicking the can down the street’? It has been...
Real Estate Investment – not that simple?
When they retire, a large number of Australians have a diversified portfolio of investments, including cash, shares and superannuation and in a substantial number of cases, an investment property. During a person’s working life the investment property can provide a number of benefits including possible increases in the property’s value,...
Financial ruin – a slippery slope
Even so often I receive a phone call, read an article, or hear a story that leaves me bewildered and, in some ways, helpless because I don’t have a simple foolproof answer. In the past week I have heard of three separate stories that, because of past decisions, have had...
‘Tap and go’…is payWave a help or a hindrance?
Technology is wonderful, isn’t it? These days we don’t need to carry any cash. Just one small plastic card and the world is our oyster. We can buy almost anything we like simply by swiping our card over a small terminal on the counter of our retail outlets of choice....
Feel like a sandwich?
No, I am not referring to crisp lettuce and tomato encapsulated between two slices of still warm wholemeal, or a piping hot ham and tomato toastie with cheese oozing out the middle, but rather I am referring to your current lifestyle. Some time back, I penned an article for this...