Showing 51 to 60 of 74 articles: ANNA LAWTON | TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014 To understand the need for advice for those needing aged care, we need to understand what it is that causes a person to seek advice in the first place. Read more PETER GARDNER , DON HAMSON | TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013 There are various issues that Australian share investors should consider regarding tax rates, including the proper management of tax lots. Read more MARK RATCLIFF | TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013 he Small business tax concessions are a specific part of the income tax legislation which allows Australian resident tax payers which incur a capital gains liability from the disposal of a small business various forms of capital gains relief. Read more LINDSAY STODDART | WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013 Tell your clients how they can avoid tens of thousands of dollars in litigated fees, family grief and anguish all because of a $29.95 will they bought from their local newsagent. Read more LINDSAY STODDART | MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012 In this paper Lindsay Stoddart, Stoddart Legal, explores what the future holds for self managed super fund tax concessions. Read more DEBORAH WIXTED | MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012 Family members and carers of people who have a severe disability have been able to establish a special disability trust since 20 September 2006. The purpose of this trust is to provide financial assistance for the needs of a severely disabled person ... Read more JON DE FRIES | MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012 From a tax perspective, most advisers when working in personal insurance may concentrate on deductibility of premiums and whether to hold insurance in or out of super. Advisers working in business insurance have a lot more to consider - not only deductibility ... Read more DEBORAH WIXTED | MONDAY, 5 DEC 2011 With over half of all SMSF members aged 55 or over, and one-fifth aged 65 or over, it's more important than ever to plan for the succession of SMSF benefits, fund assets and funds. This paper will canvass some of the key drivers of SMSF estate planning ... Read more RAEWYN WILLIAMS | FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011 This paper follows on from a series of Russell research papers advancing a framework for choosing between active and passive investment styles. This paper introduces an after-tax investing perspective and identifies key differences in how an after-tax ... Read more IAN MATHIESON | MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010 The Taxation of Financial Arrangements, or TOFA, is one of the most significant changes to occur to the Australian Taxation Act over the past two decades. Its aim is to reduce existing taxation distortions for Australian taxpayers and it broadly affects ... Read more |
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Passing the baton
LIAM ROCHE
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
ADVICE ASSOCIATE
EUREKA WHITTAKER MACNAUGHT PTY LTD
Liam Roche's experience in customer relationships and paraplanning has set him up for success as a financial adviser. Now undertaking the Professional Year, the advice associate at Eureka Whittaker Macnaught tells Karren Vergara how a new breed of advisers is flying the flag.