Many people wait until their home loan is paid off before investing more in super. However, if you are currently making more than the minimum home loan repayments, you may be better off making additional super contributions instead of additional loan repayments. Why super? There are two key reasons why topping up your super could […]
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ASIC Scam Email
Latest scam email to watch out for, which we received ourselves, is an email from “ASIC Messaging Service” asking to renew the business name registration. This was sent to us at the same time as the actual ASIC email asking us to renew, so it appears the scammers have looked up our business renewal dates […]
How to Enjoy Christmas Without Breaking the Bank
Get ready, there are less than 40 days to Christmas! Before you freak out, know there’s still plenty of time to plan ahead. We show you how to enjoy Christmas without breaking the bank this year. According to a News Limited report, four million Australians spend an average of $2,700 on their credit cards over […]
60 seconds with Lindsey
You’ve probably all met our lovely Lindsey, but we wanted to find out a bit more and luckily she obliged… What is your role at Align Financial and when did you start? My role is to do everything Darren doesn’t like to do (haha!). No, it is really making sure all our clients are thought […]
Unsent SMS can cut you out of an inheritance
Based on an unsent text message on the deceased’s mobile phone, the Supreme Court in Brisbane has ruled this as a valid Will, giving the man’s estate to his brother and nephew, rather than his widow, as specified in the unsent message left in the draft folder of his mobile. This recent case again highlights […]
Suddenly Single Article in Pittwater Life Magazine
This month, Darren writes in Pittwater Life magazine on how to face your financial future alone when you become suddenly single. You may think it doesn’t apply to you, but the reality is that at some stage in your life, you will face becoming suddenly single. This is an especially daunting thought if you’re not […]
Darren on Your Money Your Call 21st Sep
Darren joined host Tony Davison & Justin Bott, the Financial Information Service Officer at the Department of Human Services, on Super Thursday’s ‘Your Money Your Call’. If you missed the episode, click below to catch up on the podcast:
Darren in Pittwater Life Magazine
Featured in the business and finance section of the September Pittwater Life magazine, Darren is a featured financial adviser, writing about how to reach your ideal life in retirement holistically with his concept of the Money Pyramid, which is based on 20th century psychologist Abraham Maslow’s ‘Hierarchy of Needs’ pyramid. No doubt money plays an […]
Wills Do Not Cover Superannuation If You Die | CASE STUDY: Daniel Leverton
Many people do not realise that having a Will does not cover where your superannuation will go in the event that you die. The recent tribunal ruling on the Daniel Leverton case is a wake-up call to think about the consequences of de facto declarations, which as it turns out, have as much weight as […]
Darren on SkyNews ‘Your Money Your Call’
On Thursday 24th August, Darren joined Tony Davison and Rocco Musumeci for Your Money Your Call‘s Super Thursday where the panel answered questions from live audience call-ins on retirement, tax, stock market, superannuation and financial planning. Your Money Your Call is a weekly program on Foxtel’s SkyNews where the audience has a chance to ring or email in with their questions […]