Tips for long-term business success
Owning your own business is one of the most risky investments you can have. Whilst you take on more risk being in business, ideally the returns should also be bigger –whether it is financially or non-financial through flexible work conditions or work life balance. As a business owner, there are some important financial aspects that…
Superannuation changes can affect everyone
While there is a lot of talk from our Government around tinkering with superannuation, it's important to note that changes have the potential to affect nearly every one of us. There are now more than 31.9 million superannuation accounts in Australia with over $117.5 billion contributed to superannuation in the year to June 2012. This…
It’s never to late to start planning for retirement.
It's never to late to start planning for retirement. Aspire Retire's Olivia Maragna and Australian Adviser of the Year responds to this question as finance expert for Brisbane Times. Question from John, of Capalaba: I don't own a house. I'm unlikely to be in a position to buy a house. Ever. This is okay now…