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30 ways to maximise your tax return
The end of the financial year is rapidly approaching and now is certainly a great time to take steps to reduce your tax bill and put yourself in the best position for the next financial year. All too often tax planning is left to the last minute which makes it difficult to minimise tax, so…
Olivia named on top 10 list of finance influencers
Aspire Retire’s Olivia Maragna is featured in caricature style in today’s Courier Mail, thanks to James McCullough's City Beat column. download adobe cs6 Olivia Maragna is the Co-founder of Aspire Retire, a rapidly growing independent financial planning firm and has cracked the top 10 for the first time as one of Australia’s leading finance influencers sharing the list…
Is it the right time to fix a home loan?
The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a historic low of 2.75% so it doesn’t surprise me when people start asking when the “right time” will be to fix? Australians now understand more than ever how the Reserve Bank of Australia uses interest rates to manage the economy. So…
Cut the cards to stay out of trouble
BRISBANE families are watching every cent as household budgets struggle to cover increasing costs with less income. THE Watts family juggle a small business, household expenses and a mortgage – all without a credit card. Currently on maternity leave from her HR consulting business watts next, Sue-Ellen Watts said the family budget put aside money…
The danger of Set and Forget
I always use the analogy of a freshly landscaped garden when it comes to your own financial plan. Once established and the new plants are watered in, you can’t let it go unattended and expect it to thrive. It requires weeding, fertilising and monitoring, and your own financial plan is no different. A set and…