October 2010
You are browsing the archive for October 2010.
SMSF: corporate or human trustee?
This article is reprinted with permission of the article author LawCentral. The views expressed are entirely their own and within their expertise. Read the article or watch the video here. Question: My accountant suggested a corporate trustee for my Self Managed Super Fund. I already have a few companies – I know they are more [...]
Protect yourself from identity theft
Two months ago my sister, Julia was the victim of identity fraud. Two thousand dollars quickly disappeared from her bank accounts before she detected it. This week is National Identity Fraud Awareness Week (NIDFAW), so I encourage you to consider how you may be placing yourself at risk of identity fraud. Then act to prevent [...]
The annual cost of retirement
If you struggle to define your retirement planning target one initial starting point can be to consider how much current retirees spend each year. Here the Westpac ASFA Retirement Standard is helpful, and it has just been updated.
Is residential property over, under or fair value?
Graphs, graphs and damn statistics! There is no shortage of articles quoting one “expert” or another about whether or not Australian residential property is currently in a bubble, ripe to boom again or just fair value. Every article seems to be accompanied by a barrage of graphs and statistical quotations to justify the author’s point [...]
Join the Conversation