The Government has announced that pension payment relief will be available for the 2012/2013 year as well as for the 2011/2012 financial year. See the table below for actual figures. The minimum pension payments will return to normal from the 2013/2014 financial year. Minimum annual pension (income stream) payments Regular Percentage factors Temporary relief 2011/2012 [...]
In this episode Gavin Martin, Financial Adviser / Financial Planner, explains the personal finance and superannuation announcements the Federal Government made as part of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that has been termed a Mini-Budget due to the range of cut backs. The discussion, includes: Extension of draw down relief for super pensions [...]
In this episode Gavin Martin, Financial Adviser / Financial Planner, is joined by Edward Teele to address the question “What happens if a country collapses and cannot pay back its debt?”, including: European plan to deal with Greece sovereign debt issues The difference between companies and individuals going bankrupt and countries going bankrupt Previous country [...]
In this episode (Part 2 of 2) Gavin Martin, Financial Adviser / Financial Planner, addresses your questions about your superannuation investment option, including: Luke: What’s the wisest place to put extra rainy day savings? Steve: Is it better to put money into super or buy an investment property? Vivian: Pay down the mortgage or direct [...]