Careful planning can help you enjoy a great holiday, whatever your budget. Does it feel like ages since your last holiday? Maybe with responsibilities like paying off your credit card, saving for your first home, or paying back your university fees, your next holiday still seems a long way off… There are plenty of ways […]
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By David Baruffi, Financial Advisor When it comes to retirement planning, the length of time you work is far more important than how your investments perform. The math is simple For each extra year you work you have one more year of accumulation of wealth and one less year of draw-down. The longer you work […]
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By Greg Major, Financial Advisor I was skiing on new snow, light but not deep, excited to be out finally after a few days of poor conditions. Warming up on a relatively gentle run, on piste and not the steep forested back-country hazards that you almost expect to bring you down. Then without warning, literally […]
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The revised proposed changes to super have now passed through both houses of parliament and are due to become part of Australian superannuation law. The new laws will generally affect individuals with relatively high super balances, and will change contributions rules and the tax breaks available in super with most taking effect from 1 July […]
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By Kate Beaumont, Mortgage Broker Buying a property off the plan can come with a number of incentives: government grants and building bonuses to help boost the construction industry, a lock-in price for the current market value, potential for capital gains, tax advantages and a seven-year builder’s guarantee. Off the plan purchases tend to be […]
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By Greg Major, Financial Advisor As the end of the year is drawing rapidly to a close it may feel like the changes to the Asset Test for the Aged Pension have just been drawn up, however, these were announced in the 2015 Federal Budget. As a trustee, you may be asking yourself, “what does […]
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Blueprint Wealth held its first ever Charity Poker Night on Saturday, the 12th of November, 2016. The team is pleased to share they raised $3,824 for our supporting partner, Cancer Council Western Australia. This is the first year Blueprint Wealth has hosted a Charity Poker Night. Brad Martin, Financial Advisor and event organiser, said “The […]
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From record lows just after the Brexit vote – government bond yields have spiked higher. Ten year bond yields have risen from 1.36% in the US to 2.2%, from -0.19% in Germany to 0.31% and from 1.81% in Australia to 2.64% in four months. This in turn has led to sharp falls in high yield […]
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After a seemingly long and difficult campaign Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States with the Republican Party likely retaining control of the House, and probably the Senate, in Congress. Just as we saw with the Brexit vote, the combination of rising inequality, stagnant middle incomes and the disenchantment of white non-college […]
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Blueprint Wealth is pleased to share our practice has been nominated for the 2016 AMP Financial Planning Cancer Council Pro Bono Program Practice of the Year Award. The Award was launched in 2015 and recognises the outstanding work undertaken by financial planning practices in the program. The shortlisted practices will be recognised in January at […]
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