Posts by The Muirfield Team
Some Comedy Relief
If you would like some budget relief, we have uploaded a video of Tim Vine from the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2010. We thought you would enjoy some comedy that has absolutely nothing to do with the budget. Simply turn on your speakers and click on the movie below to play the short video clip and…
Read More2010 Federal Budget Summary
The 2010 Federal Budget Summary was presented Tuesday night 11 May 2010. This summary provided by MLC covers the Henry Review proposals, personal tax changes, super changes and social security changes.
Read MorePrivate Health Insurance
There are two types of private health insurance cover available from registered health funds:
* hospital cover; and
* ancillary cover.
While hospital cover helps with the cost of treatment by your doctor and other costs like hospital accommodation, ancillary cover provides benefits for services such as physiotherapy, dental and optical treatment.
Read MoreImportant: Macquarie Cash Management Trust
Macquarie have announced that all clients with a Macquarie Cash Management Trust (CMT) will have the option to convert to an at-call deposit with Macquarie Cash Management Account (CMA). We support the change and believe this to be in your best interest for the following reasons– You will be benefiting from the Retail Guarantee –…
Read More2010 Autumn Newsletter
Welcome to the first edition of Muirfield eNews!
The eNews approach is being adopted by many organisations and since we are not ‘typesetters at The Age’ we struggle to fit our articles to an A4 sheet. The more open format will allow you to glance at the articles and then read on according to your interest levels. Hopefully you read them all.
The big news for most of you is the award given to Navigator as Australia’s best investment administration platform. We hope you enjoy the new format.
Click here to read the 2010 Autumn Newsletter
Read MoreSeparately Managed Accounts Seminar
We had significant interest from clients wanting to attend our Separately Managed Accounts (SMA) seminar. Unfortunately we did not have the seating capacity for everyone to attend. We have uploaded the guest speaker presentations so you do not miss out. Lance Oliver from Challenger opened the seminar with an overview of the possible ‘Headwinds and…
Read MoreGuide to Aged Care Facilities
This useful guide provides information about the different types of aged care facilities available. It discusses the features of varying levels of care as well as giving an indication of the costs you can expect to incur. If you have any questions regarding aged care, please contact our office to speak with Melinda.
Read MoreMuirfield Clients Have Best 10 Year Share Funds
With the wide choice of Equity funds available to investors (more than 300) we are pleased to advise that as part of our client portfolios we have chosen the best performing Australian and International Equity funds over the past ten years. Aviva Investors High Growth Shares Fund topped the Australian list and Platinum the International list. This article shows the value of sound active management.
Read MorePlanning for a Life of Leisure
Retirement planning can sometimes be a confusing area. This report outlines the various options available to help you better prepare for a comfortable retirement.
A comfortable retirement may be more achievable than you first thought.
Read More2010 Summer Newsletter
Reflections …. 20 years in Financial Planning
I’m not sure about you, but I have difficulty in getting started when writing a report or letter. The stars need to be aligned and the mood right! However after 20 years in financial planning I thought a few reflections may be of interest. When I started in 1989, superannuation, outside the government sector, was very limited. Financial planners virtually non-existent.
Click here to read the 2010 Summer Newsletter
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