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Disasters: Looking at the economic effect
The economy today is progressively becoming more interconnected. This means a natural disaster across the globe can have a financial impact here at home in Australia. As we know, recently there has been a spate of disasters which have wreaked havoc locally and globally.
PATRON Conference raises $10,000 for charity
In March 2011 PATRON Financial Advice held their annual conference in Hobart, Tasmania. It is tradition at the PATRON conferences that during the event, we appoint a Sergeant at Arms and create some additional fun by fining delegates and raising money for charity.
Are you making the most of your Centrelink entitlements?
No doubt you are familiar with some of the Centrelink benefits available to you. However, a full understanding of what you are entitled to can, at times, be a complicated learning experience.
Insurance lacking ‘for 20% of parents’
More than one in five working parents will die or become incapacitated and see their family’s income drop by half because they are underinsured, research shows.
Get a better tax return next year
“How did you go?” That’s what a lot of us are being asked at this time of year, as tax return cheques trickle back from the ATO. What’s your answer?
The Sovereign Debt Crisis
Remember the carefree days of 2007, before the GFC hit? Back then, all that investors had to worry about was the risk of companies going bust. Then the GFC came along, and we learned that we had to worry about banks going bust.
Now it’s countries.
