Goals-Based Advice Archives

Six Steps to Get Set for Retirement

23 August 2024

Our Six-Point Retirement Plan provides insight into how people can reduce risk, take advantage of opportunities, and plan to retire successfully.

Maximising Your and Your Spouse’s Tax-Free Superannuation Benefits

28 September 2023
By Richard Marsden
For those with an eye on retirement, the 2023 May Federal Budget was important. Superannuation rules became more favourable for most. This article provides insight into two superannuation rule changes to know about and how you and your spouse can maximise your tax-free superannuation benefits.

Predicting the Future 2023+

7 September 2023
By Richard Marsden
In this updated paper, Richard Marsden explores the compelling insights of personal financial modelling to help you plan for and live a great retirement.

A Six-Point Retirement Plan

11 August 2022
By Richard Marsden
With the significant changes in economic and financial market conditions so far in 2022, having a sound plan is more important than ever so you can stay in control of and on track towards your ideal retirement. This Six-Point Plan is designed to reduce risk, take advantage of opportunities, and retire successfully in uncertain times.

Podcast: Navigating a High Inflation, Post-COVID World

11 August 2022
Recently, Richard Marsden and Jessica Harris joined Adam Thorn on the Australian Aviation Podcast to make sense of the current high inflation, post-COVID world and how to navigate it in order to make it through without experiencing financial strain or loss.

Event-Based Advice

8 February 2022
By Richard Marsden
In this paper, Richard Marsden articulates at what times we believe value can be best obtained by those serious about planning to become or to remain financially independent.

Predicting the Future

28 July 2021
By Richard Marsden
In this paper, Richard Marsden explores how financial modelling can add clarity to financial decision-making, assist in planning retirement, and improve the prospects of achieving a financially successful retirement.

A Biden world

30 November 2020
As the world shrugs off the uncertainty of one of the most divisive US presidential elections in history and watches on as president-elect, Joe Biden, assumes office, the question everyone is now asking is; what does a Biden administration look like for markets and the economy? The answer should largely lie in the history of Biden’s political scorecard and whether his administration will lean towards a pro-market and pro-economic outcome.

The art and science of a redundancy payment

13 November 2020
By Rachel Barlow
With businesses and households around Australia suffering from the effects of COVID-19, we’ve been doing a lot of work recently for people who are being offered a redundancy, including pilots, senior flight attendants, academics, and professionals. We’ve seen how challenging it can be for redundancy recipients to assess whether they should accept a package.

How to construct a portfolio to withstand market volatility and a pandemic

3 September 2020
By Rachel Barlow
No one could have foreseen COVID-19 and its impact on the share market – indeed, it has been a “black swan event”, an “unknown unknown”. However, events like these have happened before; they’ll happen again. In this article, Rachel shares her expertise in constructing a portfolio that is designed to withstand market volatility and black swan events, like the current global pandemic.

(Video) The human side of crisis management

24 April 2020
On Tuesday, 21 April 2020, we hosted our webinar, "The Human Side of Crisis Management: Helping you support your employees in times of crisis". In the webinar, our presenters, thought leaders in their own fields, shared their insights into how human resource leaders and executives can make a meaningful difference to how their staff cope with financial stress.

(Video) Seeking safe passage

2 April 2020
On Wednesday 1 April 2020, we hosted our webinar, "Seeking Safe Passage: Personal Financial Strategies for Times of Crisis" where Dr Michael E. Drew and Richard Marsden shared their expertise, thoughts and views on what investors and retirees are facing in the unfolding crises triggered by the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. If you missed it, you can view the recording here.

COVID–19: Dealing with uncertainty and ongoing financial implications

10 March 2020
By John Barton
We’re all becoming accustomed to our daily (perhaps hourly) Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates. As we come to terms with the human and economic dimensions of this infection, and the increased uncertainty inherent in the situation, it is no surprise that we see a range of impacts in the real economy and financial markets.

Investment fundamentals 102

28 February 2020
By Rachel Barlow
This article is the second instalment in a series we have developed on investment fundamentals. Taken into consideration when planning one's approach to investing, these principles can help establish a strategy that accounts for personal preferences, financial situation and ideal investment outcomes.

Time for a change?

14 January 2020
By John Barton
Often referred to as the lucky country, Australia has long enjoyed the comfort of decades of sustained economic growth. This situation has facilitated the development of simple yet effective approaches to investment...

Building a personal balance sheet with purpose: financial freedom and financial resilience

17 December 2019
In this article we contend that building a personal balance sheet with a specific understanding of purpose can lead people to financial freedom and increased financial resilience.

Investment fundamentals 101

13 September 2019
By Rachel Barlow
This article is the first instalment of a series we have developed on investment fundamentals which we will continue to build out over the coming weeks and months. The issues may be big or small, but ones we consider relevant for everyone, young or old, wealthy or aspiring to be so.

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