First Financial Blog

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How do you stop from panicking when a news headline shouts of recession? Suddenly the retirement plan you’ve been working towards for years looks like it’s about to halve in value. But will the story you read today have a substantive impact on the health of your investment portfolio tomorrow? In this blog we take a look at investing in the age of the 24-hour news cycle.

We all know retirement is coming, so it makes sense to be prepared. And once you are in control of your finances you’ll feel more secure about your future and what you spend. In this blog we’ve put together some money tips to help with budgeting and cash-flow in retirement.

Learn about the latest email scam which attempts to get you to share your myGov login and bank account details. It all starts with a fake Medicare email. Find out how to recognise the scam and how to protect yourself from email scams in future.

The Aussie dream of home ownership has taken a battering in recent years. But the government is doing something to help, in the guise of the First Home Super Saver (FHSS) scheme. In this blog we explain how the FHSS scheme works as well as the qualifying requirements and the potential tax savings. Read the full blog here.

In this blog we’ve outlined some key tips to help with the challenging decisions around aged care. First and foremost remember you don’t have to do this on your own. An aged care specialist adviser will work with you to make sure you get the best living solution for your particular circumstances. Read the full blog to find out more.

We all want our retirement years to be fulfilling and stress-free. But if you’re having to count the pennies every week, those years begin to feel very different. A retirement plan will help alleviate that worry.

Losing your partner changes your life. We don’t begin to presume to understand such a difficult time. But when it comes to your finances, we can offer support and expert advice.

It’s been a month since the Treasurer handed down the 2018 Federal Budget. The aged care sector and older Australians came out on top of the list of winners and losers. So we decided to take another, closer look at what the Budget delivered for the sector that is close to our hearts.

Relying on your superannuation alone to accumulate enough wealth for retirement is increasingly unrealistic, especially with the changes to super contribution rules. So it’s more important than ever to consider investments outside of super.

We all want a happy, stress-free retirement. Ensuring you have sufficient income is fundamental to delivering that goal. But working out whether or not you have enough to last you the rest of your life can often be confusing and stressful.