Investments
10 Ways A Financial Adviser Can Add Value
Over the last 30 years we believe our approach to providing advice and investment management enhances financial wellbeing, quantifiable for clients in both dollars and sense. A sense of trust, understanding and control.
Read MoreYour Roadmap For Retirement – Mind the Modelling
You may have read the headlines about needing $1 million to retire comfortably?
In this article, we will consider what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ when assessing your retirement affordability.
A Major Health Scare and Job Loss Led Husband & Wife to Seek Financial Advice
Meet Neil & Heather. They are long-term clients of Muirfield Financial Services. In fact, they have been with us for more than 20 years now—such is the value of long-term financial advice.
Read MoreHow much should you draw from your super each year, so you don’t run out?
How much should you take from your super so you don’t run out?
Read MoreBubble Talk: Is all this talk of a bubble in shares and property prices justified?
Markets have been on a good run since March 2020 with some commentators suggesting the bubble is about to burst. Lets take a look
Read MoreWhat is Ethical Investing, and Does it Pay?
Here are the seven most common myths about retirement income and the ‘drawdown’ phase of retirement:
Read MoreBenefits of Discipline and Diversification
The strength of Muirfield’s Investment process was on display in 2020. Its almost a one year to the day since the Australian share market began to wobble. In this article we discuss how the scary numbers you see on the news each night are not necessarily reflected in your own portfolio performance.
Read MoreThe Ultimate Guide To A Hard-Earned Retirement
We’ve put together this document to assist pre-retirees on their journey to retirement. But you’ll find it useful even if you’re already enjoying all that retirement has to offer.
It’s about 30 pages long and is a single resource for all your retirement questions.
Use the guide to brush up your financial knowledge and share with friends and family as you please. Knowledge is power after all—especially when it comes to personal finance.
We Cover These Major Themes in the Guide:
• When Should I Retire?
• How Much Income Do I Need in Retirement?
• How Much Super Will I Need to Retire?
• How Do I Choose the Right Super Fund?
• How Does Superannuation Work When I’m Retired?
• How to Maximise Your Age Pension in Retirement?
• Do I Need to Prepare a ‘Will’ & What is Estate Planning?
And finally, we give you some parting words of advice before wishing you well on your retirement journey.
Read MoreKey Investment Themes in 2021 and Lessons Learnt from 2020
A global pandemic, followed by a swift response from Government, community and industry had a big impact on Australian retirees and investors in 2020.
A lot of changes came in the form of acceleration or disruption. But perhaps the big changes might still be ahead of us in the form of new possibilities.
Here’s a short summary of the key themes we think will dominate the next 12 months and beyond.
2020… What Happened? From ‘Armageddon’ to ‘Not Bad’ for Australian Investors
There were big differentials in share market performance around the world. Australian shares underperformed against broader global markets despite a less severe progression of COVID-19 compared to North America and Europe. Overall though, it was not a bad outcome for the Australian share market and client superannuation balances considering early forecast for the ’end of days.’
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