Articles

Estate planning

17/12/08

Financial planning strategies for Gen X-ers 
In 1991, Douglas Coupland wrote his first novel, 'Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture' - from it, the term Gen X was coined.
16/9/08

Estate planning and taxes 
Paying tax is up there with dying as two things we don’t want to do but - as Benjamin Franklin pointed out – they’re both pretty much inevitable.
25/8/08

Your legacy: a dog’s breakfast? 
A common misconception is that your will gives certainty over who your superannuation is paid to when you die.
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