Whether you are buying a brand new property or renovating a rundown dump, understanding depreciation can substantially improve the bottom line of your investment portfolio. Wiser heads would say that investment decisions should never be made based on tax incentives. The numbers on any investment should stack up without the effect of tax entering the […]
Your new home – buy or rent?
Buying your first home is an exciting time, but often young people leap into it without weighing up all their options first. Buying a property at a young age is great, and can potentially set you up for life. However, it’s also important that this is done in a way that doesn’t compromise your lifestyle. […]
Is buying a sign of loneliness?
My across-the-road neighbours Allan and Fiona, both recently divorced and each with a prestigious city career, spend all weekend, every weekend shopping, alone. The latest gadgets, designer clothes and ‘occasional’ furniture (the ‘just in case’ stuff you sometimes need!) occupy their time and their money. Their lives are a constant cycle of researching what’s bigger […]
Alternatives to a Reverse Mortgage
With the increasing prices of property and rising cost of living due to inflation, today more and more retired Australians are finding themselves asset rich while at the same time growing evermore cash flow poor. These factors combined with our emotional attachment to our home i.e. family memories, estate for children, etc… has inspired ever […]
How World-Class Finance Organizations Outperform: Improved Effectiveness, Half the Cost & Staff
World-class finance organizations continue to outperform their peers by delivering high-value services at about half the cost of typical companies, according to new research from The Hackett Group. The research found that to achieve these results world-class companies realign their finance talent, rearchitect their service delivery model and retool with more effective technology capabilities. The […]