A compensation payout usually involves a large, lump sum payment that is made once to someone, to cover personal long term injury or loss. Finding yourself in the situation where you have been paid out a large amount of money…
Evaluate how much super you may need in retirement to live well, and estimate how much you will end up with. If you are wondering when you will need to start planning for your future, no matter what your life…
Thinking about your transition to retirement? If you have reached your preservation age and still working, chances are you may have found yourself wondering what the next step for you should be, considering your long-term financial goals. While you may…
2021/22 Federal Budget - Bigger and Better Superannuation During the 2021/22 Federal Budget announcement Treasurer Josh Frydenberg stated, “Australia is back!”. The Budget proposes positive changes to superannuation, an extension of the low- and middle-income tax offsets and a boost…
As you kick your fresh financial strategy into gear this year, it is important to be aware that updates have been made to superannuation that may affect you. Included in this financial year’s federal budget were some important superannuation changes…
The end of financial year will soon be upon us. But once you get past all the build-up and hype over sales and bargains, there are a few key things you could be doing to get more bang for your…
Having a financial plan in action is one of the most important things you can do in life. It gives your finances direction and gets you closer to your goals. What is equally important is reviewing and revising your plan regularly. https://youtu.be/6uCBQoc4RL4…
On 29th February 2016 Elliot Watson Financial Planning was born. In the five years since the business has gone from strength to strength with the expansion from one business to five, one employee to ten and one location to three.…
Vaccination rollouts en masse Global shares fell 0.8% and 0.4% in hedged and unhedged terms, respectively. Global equities were influenced in part by volatility in US markets. Sizeable retail-initiated positioning in certain small stocks triggered de-leveraging (selling positions) by investors…
Imagine what you would do if you suddenly received a large lump sum of money. The first thought for many is to fulfil immediate desires, like taking a big family holiday, or to purchase expensive things that change your lifestyle…
