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When is cash not cash? Ensure your cash investment option is what you think.

If you have read a financial report or have done some bookkeeping you may find the account “Cash and cash equivalents” you may know it may not be actual cash but in simple terms behaves very similarly to money. If you have some element of your superannuation or other managed investment monies allocated to the […]

Finance drives everything — including your insecurity at work

An excellent article by Professor David Peetz and puts in focus the need to find your financial journey in this world. From the conversation: There’s a common link between the many things that have promoted insecurity at work: the growth of franchising; labour hire; contracting out; spin-off firms; outsourcing; global supply chains; the gig economy; […]

Bitcoin, cryptos and your taxes

The central premise to be “outside of the central banking monetary system” and the “way of the future”. If you own or are thinking to own cryptocurrencies, you should not be confused with that those that disagree with Bitcoin being money and those people not understanding it. They do, especially the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) […]

Protect your privacy: ATO warns about scammers

It is imperative that you keep your personal information secure, the ATO has released another warning about increased scam activity this year. From the ATO Scammers frequently claim to be from the ATO and according to Ms Anderson, you should be wary of any phone call, text message, email, or letter about a tax refund […]