WHY YOUR FUTURE SELF WILL THANK YOU

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UNDERSTANDING THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY IN EVERYDAY AUSTRALIAN LIFE Introduction: The Invisible Power of Time in Personal Finance Imagine being faced with a simple choice: you can have $100 today or $120 if you’re willing to wait a year. The rational response may seem obvious wait for the higher pay out. Yet, most people…

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SUPER SPLITTING

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GROW YOUR WEALTH TOGETHER Introduction: Why Super Splitting Matters for Australian Families When it comes to preparing for retirement, many Australians focus on growing their superannuation individually. But what if there was a way for couples to work together, sharing their super contributions to build a stronger financial future? This is where superannuation contribution splitting—commonly…

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Spouse Contributions: Looking for ways to boost your super?

My spouse and I are looking at ways to boost our super. How do spouse contributions and the associated tax offset work? Spouse contributions can be a great way to build your partner’s superannuation and potentially benefit from a tax offset. If your spouse earns less than $37,000 a year, you may be eligible for…

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Super strategies; Make tax-deductible super contributions

By making a personal tax deduction super contribution, you may be able to pay less tax and invest more in super. How does the strategy work? If you make a personal super contribution, you may be able to claim the contribution as a tax deduction and reduce your taxable income. The contribution will generally be…

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Super strategies – Splitting your super contributions to your spouse

Splitting super contributions to your spouse’s super account may help to boost their retirement savingsand provide a range of other benefits. How does the strategy work? You may be able to split (transfer) eligible concessional contributions (CCs) that you’ve made or received to your spouse’s super account. Eligible CCs include employer super contributions and personal…

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Super strategies – Topping up super with ‘catch-up’ contributions

If you have not fully used your concessional cap in a prior financial year, youmay be eligible to use these unused carried forward amounts in a later year.Depending on your circumstances, this could help you to maximise tax‑effective super contributions and invest more for retirement. How does the strategy work? If your concessional contributions (CCs)…

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