April 2011

• last minute tax tips for June 2011

  28 Apr 2011 | 0 Comments | ipac money mentors

  The end of the 2010/11 financial year is fast approaching, which also means tax time. If you haven’t thought about your tax yet, don’t fear, there are a number of strategies you can put in place to trim your tax bill for this financial year before it ends on 30 June 2011.
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• small change now - a fortune later

  26 Apr 2011 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , your money

  These days five dollars doesn’t buy very much. A bit over three litres of petrol; around one-third of a packet of cigarettes if you’re a smoker; or a schooner of beer at your local watering hole. But used wisely, over time, five dollars can be a powerful sum. Let’s take a look at three scenarios to see how.
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• innovative financial products - some award winners

  18 Apr 2011 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , your money

  Research group Canstar Cannex has trawled through the latest financial products and services on offer, and conferred its Innovation Excellence Award on the ten innovative financial products it likes best, out of 45 considered. Here are some of the winners.
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• out of control - an interview with David Chalke

  14 Apr 2011 | 0 Comments | ipac money mentors

  According to AustraliaSCAN 60 per cent of us feel a lack of control which is impacting on our satisfaction with our lives. We spoke to leading social analyst, David Chalke from AustraliaSCAN, who shares his perspective on what this means for all of us.
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• managing the risk of stroke

  13 Apr 2011 | 0 Comments | reflections , health

  Stroke is Australia’s second biggest killer after heart disease and our leading cause of disability, with 60,000 Australian suffering from it each year. Luckily, according to the National Stroke Foundation, there are some things we can do lower the risk of stroke, or if it occurs to spot the early signs so we can get help fast.
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