Financial coaching, Reflection
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their latest figures for the June quarter tracking the price change of 11 categories of household expenditure. In some good news, the increase in cost has slowed for seven of these categories compared to the previous quarter.
Debt, Investment, Property, Reflection, Shares
What do the interest rate increases mean to your investments? Interest rate increases will affect different investments in different ways.
Financial coaching, Mortgage, Property, Reflection, Retirement, Superannuation
Bring up the topic “finance” with any person at the moment and inflation and interest rates are the two concerns that seem to be on people’s minds. So how do they actually affect your finances? Let’s take a look.
Financial coaching, Investment, Reflection, Superannuation
Headlining at the moment are Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, house prices and rising interest rates, dropping share values and so on. Naturally, many people I speak to are worrying about all of this as well as how it might be impacting their own nest eggs and investments.
Although we don’t know what or when, we can make plans for what may happen or what we hope will occur. Then, as life happens, we can adjust those plans. This time of year allows us to review what has been and prepare or plan for what is to come.
Investment, Retirement, Superannuation
What you’re essentially doing before retirement in your “super phase” is having your employer contribute your superannuation, possibly top it up yourself with a sweet tax benefit, then letting time and compound interest do their thing. Then, once you are eligible to access your super, you switch it up to “pension phase” and access your money tax free.
Family, Relationships, Retirement, Superannuation
I’m sure we can all agree that when you are 18-24 the thought of saving money in a fund you can’t access until you are 60 seems a long time away. At the age of 18, turning 30 is a long time away let alone 60. Engaging young people with their super is definitely worthwhile. These tips will help you get started.
Inflation is the “time cost of money” and means that the ten dollars you have in your pocket or on your tap and go card will buy you less in the future than now. Inflation will erode your retirement savings if you don’t take it into account today.
One of the most common questions I get asked is about comfortable retirement. Most people want to know “how much do I need?” and whether they will be OK or not. Thinking about the future can be overwhelming, especially when you have so much on “right now”. However, I actually think it’s quite simple to answer these questions. When I look at retirement with clients, I can give a fairly accurate answer which will let you know how much money you need when retired, to live the life you want.
Investment, Reflection, Shares, Superannuation
The most pertinent thing to do right now is to consider your existing risk profile. Consider the issues and unknowns, revisit your goals and objectives, reflect on your investment timeframe and weigh up some best/worst case scenarios. Then position yourself in case a storm comes through.
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