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Archive for 2010
2010 Federal Election
As it stands An election for the House of Representatives and half of the Senate will be held on 21 August. The Labor Party (ALP), led by Julia Gillard, currently holds a 16-seat majority...... Read more
Interest Rates - Where to Now?
Thankfully, at last week’s Reserve Bank meeting it was decided that the current cash rate of 4.5% should remain on hold. But as the new financial year gets under way, many may wonder what...... Read more
Internally Geared Share Funds
In previous editions of our monthly newsletter, we outlined several types of gearing strategies including margin lending and borrowing for investment property within a Self Managed Super Fund....... Read more
Tax Minimisation Strategies 2010
Even though the current financial year will soon be over, it is still not too late to consider whether you are in the best possible position to maximise your tax benefits for this financial year...... Read more
Making Sense of the High Aussie Dollar
With Australia being the only major economy to have avoided a recession during the GFC, and the first major economy to begin lifting interest rates as the global recovery gained momentum, it comes...... Read more
Gearing in Super
If you have a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) and are considering a commercial or residential property investment, borrowing funds through your super to acquire new properties is a tax-effective...... Read more
Interest Rates 2010 - Preparing for what's likely to come
Lately it seems that every time a fresh set of economic data is released, it sends the Australian media into a speculative frenzy over the fate of upcoming interest rates - one week they are...... Read more
The Recovery Continues...
Volatile yes - but In the end, it wasn’t all that bad. 2009 saw Australia as the only major economy to have avoided a technical recession, experiencing only one quarter of GDP...... Read more
