The No Regrets Newsletter
Yet again it feels we have raced into the middle of the year, with the weather turning decidedly chilly and the end of the financial year almost upon us.
As a result, I thought it timely reminder to anyone who still has assets in a self-managed superannuation to really think through why they still have their super savings in this every increasingly expensive super vehicle.
In my article, Sick of the Ever-Increasing Costs of Your SMSF?, I outline the five simple steps you need to take before the end of the financial year to close down your self managed super fund.
And while I am offering you checklists, I thought I would run through my Five tips for Successful Investing as I think the coming year or so might test us all in terms of staying on course.
Times will be tough, with both Federal and State Government's expecting economic growth to fall from above 3 per cent to just 1.5 per cent in the years ahead.
As I explain in my Economic Outlook article, I think with economic growth in Victoria expected to reach this level, it is almost certain that the nation rate of economic growth will be dragged down below this level.
On a more positive note with the billionaire, Cannon Brookes, moving to take control of the stalled Sun Cable project, which promises to sell Australian solar generated electricity to Singapore, I thought it time to revisit the issue of Sustainable Investments.
The starting point for anyone wanting a more sustainable investment portfolio is to first clearly decide themselves, what they see as a truly green investments.
As I discuss some sustainable investors see nuclear power as a the sustainable way forward, while others argue just as strongly that it is the opposite of a sustainable power source.
Just a little food for through for anyone trying to manipulate their affairs to qualify for the age pension. Should you be receiving the age pension? raises some important questions on this topic.
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