If you have subscribed to our newsletter, you will know we promised we would share the top results, feedback and comments from our recent Beddoes Client Survey of which resulted in Darren taking out the AFA Adviser of the Year award. Big thank you to those who took part! Full infographic with all the details […]
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What Trump as President Means for Investors
Donald Trump is President. What does this mean for investors? What will happen to the share market? Darren shares his thoughts in the latest video. Click below to watch:
Time to extract more from bonds and cash
Click on the first page below to link onto Darren’s views and insights asked by Chris Wright at the Financial Review:
Darren shares his views on high yield stocks with the AFR
As Chris Wright says, it’s a hard time to make a buck and moving away from mainstream investments require professional help to know what you’re doing. Darren was recently asked to share his views on the subject in terms of equity income in the The Australian Financial Review’s article titled, Why Investors Seeking Asset Diversification […]
Darren wins 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that Darren has won the 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year! Needless to say – Darren is absolutely chuffed!! The winner was announced on Friday 7th October in Canberra at the National Convention Centre for the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Gala Dinner where Lindsey and Julia joined Darren […]
Act Now to Maximise Your Age Pension
Big changes to the Age Pension Asset Test are coming on 1 January 2017, which is likely to see around 250,000 people have their Age Pension reduced and a further 100,000 lose the pension entirely (Source: www.abc.net.au). Background A bit of background. A person’s Age Pension entitlement is based on an assets and an income […]
Darren Johns is a Finalist in the 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year Awards
We are thrilled to announce that Darren has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year award. The AFA (Association of Financial Advisers) has been the authentic voice on the value of advice and the AFA Adviser of the Year award promotes a more trusted, robust and diverse […]
Who Gets Your Superannuation When You Die?
Superannuation Background Information Contrary to popular belief, your superannuation is not automatically dealt with by your Will. You don’t own your superannuation. You may control it and have access to withdraw it, but you don’t legally own it. If you don’t own something, it isn’t yours to pass on via your Will. Upon death, it […]
7 Benefits of Buying Investment Property with SMSF (Self Managed Super Fund) Borrowing
If you are drawn to the concept of investing your retirement savings in investment property but don’t have enough saved in super to do so, SMSF Borrowing might be for you. Providing certain conditions are met, a Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) can borrow to invest in property under a Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement (LRBA). […]
2016 Federal Budget Summary
Last night, while most of us were busy watching MasterChef to find out who would get the final apron, the treasurer announced the 2016 Federal Budget. Below we summarise the key proposals. SUPERANNUATION Changes to super were wide-ranging and aimed to help those on lower incomes while trimming some of the concessions available to those on […]