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Summer 2024 Welcome to summer and, for many, an active season with last-minute tasks and celebrations with family and friends. We take this opportunity to wish you and your family a joy-filled and safe festive season! While headline inflation eased to 2.8% in the September quarter, the Reserve Bank remains unmoved on

Self managed super funds (SMSFs) can offer their members many benefits, but one that’s often overlooked is their potential as a multigenerational wealth creation and transfer vehicle. Family SMSFs are relatively rare. According to the most recent ATO statistics (2022-23), the majority of SMSFs (93.2 per cent) have only one or two

Planning for what happens when you pass away or become incapacitated is an important way of protecting those you care about, saving them from dealing with a financial and administrative mess when they’re grieving. Your Will gives you a say in how you want your possessions and investments to be distributed.

Dear Clients, With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Peter Ferguson. As some of you are aware Peter had been unwell for some time which led to his retirement in 2020. We cannot overstate his importance to both Dominion in his role as a financial planner and the service he provided

Welcome to Spring, a season that might be motivational for personal, business and financial renewal. We hope you enjoy the sunshine and warmer weather. Global stock markets – including the ASX – largely stabilised by the end of August after a turbulent month. It was a rocky start when markets everywhere fell

The new financial year brings a host of changes to taxes that affect all 13.6 million taxpayers.i The biggest and most high-profile change is the cuts to tax rates from 1 July, which will deliver a benefit to every taxpayer, according to the Federal Government.ii With the changes and extra income on

What does the Federal Budget mean for me? Treasurer Jim Chalmers has high hopes that his 2024 Federal Budget will rein in inflation earlier than expected, ease cost-of-living pressures and build a stronger economy in the future. It’s a Budget for the here and now, he says, but also for the decades

As the end of financial year gets closer, some investors are thinking about the most effective ways to boost their super balance, particularly with an increase in the caps on contributions from 1 July. The concessional contributions cap, which is the maximum in before-tax contributions you can add to your super

Investing successfully and improving your investment portfolio can be as much about minimising mistakes as trying to pick the ‘next big thing’. It’s all about taking a calm and considered approach and not blindly following trends or hot tips. Let's delve into some of the most prevalent investment mistakes and look

It’s December – the month that always seem to race by as we approach the end of the year and all the festivities it brings. We hope you all have a lovely, happy, and safe festive season. On the economic news front, there was some good news. Consumer prices eased by