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Kids Don't Know About Money!
Money Makes the World Go Round It is surprising schools are still not teaching children about money in this rapidly changing world where financial skills are needed to navigate life. Establishing good money habits for life, children need to understand the basics such as budget, spend and save. In th...
27-03-17 09:27 PM - Comment(s)
What Property Strategy Is Increasing In Popularity?
It’s not surprising that many Sydney based, busy, professional clients are looking at different kinds of strategies to get into the property market.  

In Sydney, the average house price is $920,000 and the average unit price is $690,000. This makes it second only to Hong Kong, as the m...
10-02-17 11:29 AM - Comment(s)
Future Residential Developments To Look To New District Plans For Targets
    • 5-10% affordable housing provisions for new developments
    • 725,000 new houses in Sydney in 20 years
    • 6 new districts separated into 3 cities modelled off the UK structure
    “For the first time we have a long-term vision; not having just a short-term view, but a long-term goal ” — Sarah Hill - CEO of t...
23-11-16 09:59 AM - Comment(s)
What’s The ‘Secret Sauce’ When It Comes To Choosing A Suburb That Is Good To Invest In?
When it comes to assessing the next property investment ‘hotspot’ we start with the Macro drivers, such as supply and demand, population growth, the economy, commitment to infrastructure and employment.  These drivers lead us the capital city or region set for strong capital growth.

The micro fa...
30-09-16 03:35 AM - Comment(s)
5 Easy Ways You Can Improve Your Financial Health
Do you have a savings plan? Do you know how much you spend? Follow these 5 easy steps to easily and quickly improve your financial position and achieve your goals faster.

1. SPEND LESS THAN YOU EARN
Have a good look at how much you earn and make sure you spend less so that you can put money aside to s...
29-09-16 07:47 PM - Comment(s)
Breaking News!

BREAKING NEWS! The RBA has decided to cut the official interest rates. At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.50 per cent. It remains to be seen whether lending institutions will pass on the full cut to it's customers. Stay tuned.

02-08-16 09:43 PM - Comment(s)
To Cross Collateralise Or Not Cross Collateralise...That Is The Question!
The structure of your loan is really important if you have a view to long term investing. You may or may not have heard of cross collateralisation or cross securitisation, however it is one of the fundamental structural concerns to get right from the outset. So what is it?

Simply put, cross...
29-06-16 12:38 AM - Comment(s)
Buying Off The Plan - What You Need To Know
It would seem that there are many clients who are still wary about buying 'off the plan'.  This seems to come largely from a number of developers who were unscrupulous during the boom period prior to the GFC. By and large, the GFC has flushed out the unsavoury operators.  The businesses th...
15-06-16 11:21 PM - Comment(s)
Common Investment Mistakes That Most People Are Making
EXPECTING YOUR SALARY TO BE ENOUGH TO COVER YOU IN RETIREMENT 
Many Australians are caught in an old paradigm, their parents’ and grandparents’ idea that if they just work hard enough, they’ll earn enough and save enough to retire on. To do this, you would need to save about $20,000 per year. Th...
29-04-16 10:51 PM - Comment(s)
How Do You Create Strong, Sustainable Wealth Through Property?
Many clients come to see us with the idea that they can make money from property, but they don’t really understand how. If you know the formula, and you get it right, then it’s relatively easy to make money through property investment and often it doesn't cost very much to do so. How is that possibl...
25-02-16 11:13 PM - Comment(s)