Blog tagged as financial advice

Good Debt vs Bad Debt - Dollars & Making Sense 2 Apr 2024
What's the difference, debt is debt right? Maybe not so. Are we stealing from ouselves or are we saving for ourselves. Great notions to ponder when you are looking at that purchase and deciding whether to wait and save, or buy now pay later?
02 Apr 2024 16:19:42 - Comment(s)
Couples & Finance Post Pandemic - Dollars & Making Sense 15 Aug 2023
Divorces are trending upwards, there are more and more isolated divorcees who after surviving the stress and trauma of marriage breakdown, then have to deal with the financial ramifications. And to make things worse, we're enduring interest rate hikes and cost of living pressures.
15 Aug 2023 09:00:00 - Comment(s)
Changes to the Age Pension - Dollars & Making Sense 8 Aug 2023
Services Australia is a government agency better known by many as Centrelink (as well as other groups too). This week we discuss the latest changes in the Aged Pension, the assets and income test
08 Aug 2023 21:00:00 - Comment(s)
Choosing an Adviser - Dollars & Making Sense 1 Aug 2023
Given the adviser population has reduced from over 30,000 some 5 years we have less than 16,000 now, and that number is dropping. We discuss why this has happened and what's changing in the advice industry.
01 Aug 2023 09:00:00 - Comment(s)
Quality of Advice - Dollars & Making Sense - 13 Sept 2022
The Quality of Advice Levy consultation paper is before Treasury for consideration. We discuss the outcomesl here on Dollars & Making Sense
20 Sep 2022 09:00:00 - Comment(s)