Edition No. 1 | 24 July 2013  

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You Talk - How to sell property to make super contribution after retirement

Jeremy asks: My wife and I are 60 years old, employed full-time and have a jointly owned investment property we’d like to sell. We plan to retire at the end of this financial year. Should we contribute the sale proceeds into superannuation and should we do this before or after we retire?

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Retiree - Who gets your super?

What happens to your super or your super pension if something happens to you? Unless you make a binding nomination, your super fund trustee may be able to override your wishes and your loved ones may miss out.

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Smart strategies… to get debt in order

Nicholas Lipscombe, NAB Private Wealth Private Client Executive, shares his top 4 debt strategies |READMORE|


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SMSF property: 5 must know rules

Owning property in your Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) can be both rewarding and challenging, writes Peter Hogan, MLC National Manager, SMSF Advice. |READMORE|


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Savvy share market investing

With markets up one day and down the next, it can be difficult to feel comfortable about investing in shares. Here are five savvy strategies to help you manage your portfolio:

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Good debt, bad debt

Unproductive debt can be an enormous drag on your ability to grow wealth, but not all debt is bad. Used well, borrowing to invest can help you create a larger portfolio sooner. Here’s how to make good debt work for you as you approach retirement.

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What’s the outlook for Australia’s housing market?

 

In the MLC Investment Insight - What’s the outlook for Australia’s housing market? Michael Karagianis, Senior Investment Strategist, MLC Investment Management discusses the outlook for Australia’s housing market.

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How to make your insurance more affordable

Did you know you can save money by buying your insurance in super? This is because super can offer both cash-flow benefits and tax concessions.  |READMORE|


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Top Social Security Strategies you didn't know about

Maximising social security benefits, such as the age pension, has been a major goal for many Australians once they reach retirement. Jennifer Brookhouse* outlines some strategies that can be used to reduce your assessable income and/or assets and increase your Centrelink benefits.
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Super or the mortgage?

Most of us wait until the mortgage is paid off before making larger “catch-up” contributions to superannuation but the recent halving of the annual concessional cap makes this harder to do.

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Money talks - over 50s

Talking to your loved ones about money can be one of the hardest conversations of all, as well as the most important. Here are some tips for those difficult financial conversations.

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Super or the mortgage?
Money talks - over 50s
 
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The Babbling Trillbillys Presents Better Late Than Never

Find yourself on the wrong side of 60, trying to make sense of it all? The last day for this comedy held at the Ipswich Civic Centre is this Friday 02/08/13, may be for you. Only $10 a ticket. For more information click here

Ipswich Home Gardener's Expo 2013

Will run from 8.30am - 3.00pm with entertainment, food and refreshments all day including special guest speaker Clair Levander (4BC Gardening Host). Admission is $3.00 per person with children under 12 years FREE!

Date: 24 August
Venue: Glebe Road & Green Street Booval
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