Olivia is back on the airwaves on ABC Radio – listen in every second Saturday at 11:45am on 612ABC
Olivia is back on the airwaves on ABC Radio with a new time slot for 2014. She joins Katrina Davidson every second Saturday morning 11.45am on 612ABC talking money.
NSW How much lost super is in your post code? $18 billion up for grabs!
There is $18 billion dollars of lost super in Australia. Ever wondered how much lost super is in your post code? Check out your suburb below Postcode State No. of accounts Value of accounts Average Balance 1000 NSW 9 $38,043.40 $4,227.04 1001 NSW 41 $3,137.31 $76.52 1005 NSW 1 $24,173.07 $24,173.07 1006 NSW 1 $420.72…
ACT – How much lost super is in your post code? $18 billion up for grabs!
There is $18 billion dollars of lost super in Australia. Ever wondered how much lost super is in your post code? Check out your suburb below Postcode State No. of accounts Value of accounts Average Balance 200 ACT 26 $655,672.53 $25,218.17 211 ACT 1 $2,844.10 $2,844.10 214 ACT 5 $17,386.87 $3,477.37 219 ACT 1 $1,119.44…
Olivia Maragna – CEO Magazine – Managing Money
The phrase ‘time poor’ is used freely nowadays to describe our busy lives. However, if you’re a successful executive, your workload alone can mean finding time to manage your own financial affairs can be seriously challenging. Having a strong income is undoubtedly a huge benefit in terms of living today, but executives often don’t realise…
The $158 million cut for pensioners
A new change in the way that superannuation pensions are treated by Centrelink is coming! Expected to start on January 1, 2015, the change has the potential to affect up to 28 per cent of full age pensioners and 69 per cent of part-pensioners who are income tested under Centrelink’s Age Pensions rules, saving the…
An Ageing Australia and Government Pressure
Australia’s population will both grow strongly and become older according to research released by the Government. Such slow but profound shifts in the nature of a society do not elicit the same scrutiny as immediate policy issues. The preferable time to contemplate the implications is while these near-inevitable trends are still in their infancy. Population…
The rise and rise of SMSF’s
Self managed super funds (SMSFs) are growing at a rapid pace in Australia, with latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) revealing that there are more than 509,000 SMSFs with nearly 964,000 members. These numbers have continued to trend in an upwards direction, increasing from June 2012 when there were nearly 476,000 SMSFs and…
Aspire Retire’s Olivia wins National Award
Olivia Maragna has won the inaugural Money Management/Super Review Women in Finance Services Awards’ Financial Planner of the Year Award. Now in the tenth year of owning and running her own practice, Aspire Retire, Maragna started her career in accounting and worked in large accounting and wealth management firms before founding Aspire Retire. This business…
Olivia named in Woman of the Year Award
Co-founder of Aspire Retire Financial Services, Olivia Maragna was today announced as a finalist in the Woman of the Year Award, a huge accolade to be singled out for her business achievements and efforts. The awards aim is to recognise exceptional achievements of women working in the finance industry and is an opportunity to recognise…
Money with Olivia Maragna on ABC Radio: Top tips for protecting yourself from scams
We’ve all seen media reports about ordinary Australians losing their entire savings after responding to a phone, email or mail offer that was impossible to resist. But while some people may be naïve, scammers are also getting smarter. Almost six million Australians are exposed to scams and frauds during any given year – so what…
Featured in the Courier Mail’s City Beat
Winning the industry’s highest gong, award winner Olivia Maragna, was featured in the Courier Mail’s City Beat. Olivia Maragna of Aspire Retire Financial Services won the Gold Logie and we wish her all the best. Olivia was the first female to win the award and the youngest in the awards history.
Can you afford to divorce?
While some divorces come as a surprise to some, others are the exact opposite. In fact, more and more people are planning their divorce before actually telling their partner and moving out of the matrimonial home. Interestingly enough, women file for divorce more often than men and are more likely to divorce than die while…