Get ahead of yourself this financial year
“The end of another financial year is already on the horizon. If you’re like a lot of people, you probably won’t start reviewing your finances until after 30 June, potentially missing opportunities to reduce your tax while building your wealth.
The best time to prepare for the end-of-year is now. Here are some effective tax strategies that are suitable for a wide range of people and incomes.”
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Interest Rate Bulletin – April 2011
April 9th, 2011
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent.
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor Monetary Policy RBA
The global economy is continuing its expansion, led by very strong growth in the Asian region. The recent disaster in Japan will have a noticeable effect on Japanese production in the near term, although the impact on the broader Asian region is expected to be limited. Commodity prices, including oil prices, have risen over recent months, pushing up measures of consumer price inflation in many countries. A number of countries have been moving to tighten their monetary policy settings. Overall, though, financial conditions for the global economy remain accommodative.
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Posted in Mortgages & FinanceRBA Leaves Official Cash Rate Unchanged
February 2nd, 2011
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.75 per cent.
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor Monetary Policy RBA
Global output grew strongly in 2010, notwithstanding the relatively subdued performance of several of the major economies. The Chinese and Indian economies in particular have recorded very strong expansions, and price pressures, particularly for food and raw materials, have picked up. Concerns about sovereign creditworthiness in Europe have remained prominent and uncertainty from this source seems likely to persist for some time. Overall, however, the global economy continues to look strong going into 2011. Commodity prices have remained high and in many instances have risen further over recent months.
Posted in Mortgages & FinanceCan You Afford The Alternative?
October 11th, 2010
You may have seen earlier this month that there was some great news for skin cancer sufferers. Melanoma is a condition which affects roughly 10,000 Australians every year and the below drug trial may the first effective treatment for advanced forms of the disease.
Treatment won’t be cheap though with many experts estimating around $80,000 a year based on the price of Herceptin which is one of the most effective drugs in the prevention of breast cancer. At $80,000 a year many families will either be forced to go without this breakthrough drug or to even sell their family home so that they can afford treatment.
So, when you say that you can’t afford trauma insurance; could you possibly afford the alternative?
Reference Article: Major breakthrough in ‘the Australian cancer’
Major breakthrough in ‘the Australian cancer’
Paul Tatnell
November 4, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Tatnell
November 4, 2010
Sydney Morning Herald
