Understanding the new super guarantee contributions

About 8.3 million Australian workers are set to get a boost to their long-term savings from July. On July 1, the compulsory superannuation guarantee contribution made by employers rose from 9.5 per cent of your base salary to 10 per cent. For someone on average earnings of $68,000 this will mean an extra $6.50 per […]

Economic Update – July 2021

Key points More vaccination confusion leading to increased political tension between the states and Canberra Bumper Australian jobs data showing the economy, as a whole, is travelling well The recent rise in US inflation is temporary, and driven by increased demand on COVID impacted supply chains The Big Picture During June, the COVID vaccine saga […]

Smarter ways to donate to your favourite charity

If you’ve ever supported a GoFundMe campaign for a bushfire victim or dropped some coins into a busker’s guitar case, you’ll know it feels good to give. But giving when something tugs at your heartstrings isn’t necessarily an effective way to do it. Often those kinds of ad-hoc donations are not planned and they are […]