fbpx

Category: 2 Minute Read

Offset account vs redraw facility – the tax difference

05/12/2020 2 Minute Read

Most modern mortgages come with a redraw facility or a mortgage offset account. Sometimes they come with both… but which one should you use? With a redraw facility you can make...

Reducing mortgage debt and consolidating loans

28/08/2020 2 Minute Read

Many Australians carry a heavy debt burden that absorbs a large portion of their income. This article looks at strategies to better manage this debt burden and repayments to help...

Debt Management Basics

26/08/2020 2 Minute Read

Debt can assist you to buy the family home, purchase a car or consumer goods and also enable you to purchase investment assets such as shares, managed funds or a...

Understanding Transition to Retirement Pensions

06/08/2020 2 Minute Read

If you have reached your preservation age you can use a transition to retirement pension to access your superannuation as a non-commutable income stream while you are still working. This...

Is it different this time?

19/04/2020 2 Minute Read

The Coronavirus has impacted us in ways we didn't think were possible... Not even in the most fanciful of movies have we seen the global populations confined to their homes...

Can you tell me your net worth?

18/04/2020 2 Minute Read

This is not an actual request... its the start of a more important conversation. If I asked you to tell me, off the top of your head, your current “total...

Christmas Hangover?

14/03/2020 2 Minute Read

So for most of us, Christmas is fast becoming a distant memory. But for others still getting the monthly reminder in the form of a credit card statement, it might...

An Old Lesson From Our Most Recent Bush Fires

26/02/2020 2 Minute Read

A Lesson Worth Learning I wanted to share something that's come out of the recent bush fire tragedy which I think is relevant to everybody. After you go through a...

RBA goes back-to-back with cash rate cuts

02/07/2019 2 Minute Read

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a new record low of 1%. Yep, that's right, back-to-back rate cuts within...

Be the change you want to see…

02/06/2019 2 Minute Read

Earlier last month, I met with a new financial planning client, who stipulated her preference for ethical investing. I explained that although ethical funds are a terrific idea, they are...

General Advice Warning

The information contained in the ‘Surf Coast Wealth Management’ Blog page, including any information in relation to taxation, is of a general nature only and does not take into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any particular person.

You should refrain from doing anything in reliance on this information without first obtaining suitable professional advice. You should also consider the appropriate Product Disclosure Statement (PDS) before making any decision to acquire a product.