Category: Financial Planning

By Greg Major*, BA (AsSt) BE (Hons) MBA, GAICD FFIN FAIM, Director, Blueprint Wealth It’s tough when you’re thinking about going back to work – it means time away from the kids and it also means using some form of child care. A new report has revealed that while business and the economy benefits from […]

We have all experienced that feeling of the tightening in our chest when the boss comes to you at the end of the day and tells you they need something done by 8am tomorrow morning, you know you’ve got a million other things on your plate that need to be done but now this is […]

By Damien Quirk, Financial Advisor “Well, it’s not as if I haven’t tried to reign in my spending. But I see that ‘must have’ item and I have to have it! I’m in the moment and caught up in all the excitement. After a while, I regret the purchase but I tend to do this again […]

By Ebony Van Hamburg, Paraplanner Wow, what a year! I managed to travel to three different countries, attend multiple weddings, engagement parties, music festivals, and not to mention the road trips in between! I even managed to get myself one of those plastic things. You know, one of those great little plastic cards where if […]

Each one of us carries any number of life goals or desires that we wish to achieve over our lifetime. In many cases, we lose sight of these yearnings and become consumed with day to day life. Sometimes, these dreams can seem to be become unachievable and we ultimately give up on them. What has […]

Many modern couples are choosing to delay marriage and children so they can establish themselves financially first. According to the new AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report, Modern Family, the median age for women to tie the knot is now 28 years, while for men it is almost 30^. This is an increase of more than […]