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End of Financial Year: Tax Time Tips

It's time to think about important planning opportunities including additional superannuation contributions, reviewing your capital gains or losses, and ensuring minimum pension drawings are taken.

Posted by Cameron Sicker

Making your financial New Year’s resolutions stick

Spending time relaxing and talking with family and friends over the holidays can make us reassess our goals and priorities. Many of us make resolutions which don’t last more than a month. In this article we exmplore what helps to make new habits stick.

Posted by Daniel Arcadiou

Helping kids pay off their HECS debt to build wealth

Clients often ask us how they can help their kids build wealth faster and become more financially savvy. In this article we consider a way to financially assist those completing studies with student loans.

Posted by Cameron Sicker

Investing in the next generation

It has been a big year for products and partnerships that support FMD's commitment to investing in the health, wealth and happiness of the next generation.

Posted by Jeremy McPhail

FMD team and clients support cancer research

We’re proud to announce that, thanks to the dedication and generosity of FMD staff and clients, this year we raised over $15,000 for cancer research and services.

Posted by Lee Wapling

Property Market Outlook

Despite rising interest rates, the low availability of housing stock and demand for residential property has seen steady price growth across capital city markets in 2023

Posted by Jason Calleja

Understanding aged care costs

The best way to pay for aged care depends on your family’s unique circumstances. Here we explain the different types of aged care costs in Australia, what they cover and what you can expect to pay.

Posted by Rebecca Poynton

Client feedback keeps us improving

Walt Disney famously had this advice for those striving to create a successful, long-term business “Do what you do so well that people will want to experience it again and ...

Posted by Lee Wapling

Rev Invest delivers positive returns

Rev Invest portfolio returns since inception, demonstrate the value of being invested in high quality Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) managed by a proven investment team, at a low entry cost.

Posted by Richard Dahl

Staying at home for longer as you age

As we age, more and more people are aiming to stay in the family home close to support networks for as long as possible and good financial planning is an important part of making it happen.

Posted by Karl Hunting

Financial advice for divorce and separation

Navigating the end of a marriage or long-term relationship is one of the most stressful experience we can face in life and is a significant financial event for all parties involved, particularly for those with complex assets or business structures.

Posted by Nicola Beswick

Maintaining the right level of insurance

Having the right level of insurance to protect your income if illness or injury strikes is an important part of building and protecting wealth to achieve your overall financial goals

Posted by Nick Stanley

What a Trump win could mean for investors

Trump’s US election win, securing both the popular vote and the electoral college, signals a renewed focus on a conservative economic agenda centred on tax cuts, deregulation, and a strong stance on trade.

Posted by Jeremy McPhail

Grandparents fast becoming financial mentors

Spending time with younger generations provides plenty of opportunity to shape their financial goals and values and mentor kids on the basics of earning, saving, budgeting and investing.

Posted by Jeremy McPhail

Changes ahead for bank hybrid securities

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced major changes to the structure of bank hybrid securities, which have been used as a defensive investment for some retail investors for years.

Posted by Jeremy McPhail

How scammers target different age groups

Recent insights from identity theft and cyber support non-profit IDCARE, show the scams people of different ages are more likely to fall victim to.

Posted by Karl Hunting

2024 Federal Budget Update

Last night, Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his third budget trying to balance the fine line between providing cost of living relief and not stoking more inflation, aiming to avoid a pre-election interest rate rise.

Posted by Lee Wapling