Marginal Tax Rate

What are the Marginal Tax Rates in Australia?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / January 16, 2023

In Australia, Pay As You Go (PAYG) tax is a system used by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to collect…

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Benefits Of The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

Benefits of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / January 9, 2023

Benefits of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card(CSHC), eligibility for a CSHC and how do I apply for a Commonwealth Seniors…

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Whats In The Federal Budget For Pensioners

What’s in the Federal Budget for Pensioners?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / November 17, 2022

In the 2022 Federal Budget announcement, there were some big wins for Pensioners: Tax credits for those still working Alongside…

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How Will Coronavirus Affect My Superannuation

“Rates will stay at 0% until 2024” – Every Central Bank around the World

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / October 17, 2022

Ahhh, those central bankers were hilarious!  They remind me of this Far Side cartoon: Even they cannot seriously have thought…

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Is The Sunshine Coastaustralian Property Market In A Bubble

Is the Sunshine Coast/Australian property market in a bubble?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / June 11, 2022

According to Dr Shane Oliver, Chief Economist, AMP Capital: May 2022 has seen the first decline in house prices since…

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Inflation

Inflation, inflation, inflation!

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / February 14, 2022

A Blog by your local Financial Planner on the Sunshine Coast, Mike Beal Inflation is really starting to emerge. The…

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Why Is Australian Housing So Expensive

Why is Australian housing so expensive and what can be done to improve housing affordability?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / October 16, 2021

Dr Shane Oliver – Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Key points – The key drivers of poor housing…

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How Much Can I Put Into Super This Financial Year

How much can I put into super this financial year?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / August 3, 2021

Super contribution caps are going up from 1 July 2021 The amount of money you can contribute into your super…

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Are Shares Overvalued

Are shares overvalued?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / July 30, 2021

Are shares overvalued? In a word, yes.  By every traditional metric they are overvalued.  Ever heard of Warren Buffett?  The…

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Inflation

Inflation

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / June 14, 2021

Can the share and property market boom continue? We’ve certainly seen the Sunshine Coast Property market boom – together with…

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Super Balance

What is the average super balance for age in Australia?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / March 13, 2021

Here, your Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal, looks at the average super balances for different age groups in Australia…

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Mike Beal Ethical Investing

How can I invest my Super in an Ethical Way in Australia?

By Sunshine Coast Financial Planner, Mike Beal / August 25, 2020

What is Ethical Investing? Ethical investing, aka sustainable investing or socially responsible investing is where you consider not only the…

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