 Stuart Sheary Senior Technical Services Manager, Insignia Financial Ltd (at time of writing)
STUART SHEARY | FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024 The most common condition of release to access a personal superannuation account is reaching preservation age and retiring. Read more STUART SHEARY | FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019 What strategies can be used to obtain and retain the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC)? Read more STUART SHEARY | FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018 For employees who do not have enough money saved to buy a car outright there are a number of options. They can finance the purchase through a private loan, private car lease or via a novated car lease agreement. Read more STUART SHEARY | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018 Employees approaching retirement can have significant leave entitlements. This unused leave can be in the form of annual leave, long service leave and sick leave. Read more STUART SHEARY | TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017 Some age care fees are means tested. A resident's assessable income and assets will determine a resident's liability for Read more STUART SHEARY | FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017 The recent super reform changes makes it an opportune time to revisit how life cover in super should be funded as well as how it should be paid to eligible beneficiaries from super upon death. Read more PAGE: 1 |
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