The government released the 2018-19 Federal Budget on Tuesday 8 May. The Budget, touted as being an election vote sweetener, focused on providing tax relief to middle and low-income earners, changes to superannuation and increasing funds available to pensioners. The…
2nd May 2018 To the Clients of Elliot Watson Financial Planning, I, like many Australians, have been intently observing the royal commission into misconduct in the banking and financial sector. Whilst the royal commission has not yet handed down any…
This week at the banking Royal Commission there have been shocking revelations from the big banks and AMP of an industry rife with appalling adviser-centric behaviour. Tasked with investigating whether the banking and financial services sector engaged in misconduct and…
Congratulations to Elliot Watson Financial Planning on achieving a recent award for Risk Practice of the Year 2017. The "Awards of Excellence" Reward and Recognition program at RI Advice Group follows a great tradition of recognising our best performers within…
President Donald Trump in the United States, with the help of a Republican Senate, passed the largest sweeping corporate tax cuts in over 30 years. While exciting for the US, these tax cuts could have serious consequences for the Australian…
Last week Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced that there would be a Royal Commission into the banking sector. The shock move was forced on the government with rumours that Nationals MPs were prepared to cross the floor to push for…
Late June of 2017 marked an important milestone in my career; over a decade since becoming a financial adviser. When I first started, fresh out of university as a trainee adviser, I swiftly discovered that there was a big difference…
The 2017 Federal Budget was delivered by Treasurer Scott Morrison on Tuesday 9 May 2017. Its supporters have labelled it as being “fair and responsible” and about making the “right choices” for the economy. The budget has infrastructure and housing…