by Milestone Financial | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Nearly 85% of financial counsellors in Australia have reported that half, most or all their clients now have some form of buy now pay later debt. Often branded the modern-day layby, buy now pay later services essentially offer the same thing, but you get the product...
by Milestone Financial | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s 2024 and that means New Year’s resolutions – your chance to change things up and make a positive difference to your life. You might be thinking of hitting the gym to get fitter or jumping online to look for that dream job. But many of us are focusing on money...
by Milestone Financial | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Maximising your super contributions, specifically your carry-forward concessional contributions, provides an opportunity to increase your superannuation balance. There are two types of contributions. The first is known as a concessional contribution, and the second is...
by Milestone Financial | Jan 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
If breaking New Year’s resolutions is as much a tradition as the act of making them, you’re not alone – nearly 45% of New Year’s resolutions don’t even make it past the first month.1 So why not try something different this year? The main reason resolutions fail is...
by Milestone Financial | Jan 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
For some Australians, retirement is everything they were promised. Indeed, those retiring today may be healthier than any comparable generation in history. Social researcher Bernard Salt calls ages 65-85, “The Great Contentment”1. However, retirees and pre-retirees...
by Milestone Financial | Jan 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
You may hear about investment market volatility and think it has nothing to do with you, especially if you don’t own any investments, such as shares. So, it may surprise you to learn that most working Australians are investors in the share market through their super....