If you’re a small and medium enterprise, you’ll often hear people say they don’t need to worry about putting money into super. Our principal financial adviser, Darren Johns, was on 2UE’s Talking Lifestyles with David Koch discussing the importance of having an SMSF for small business owners. Many business owners say they rely on the […]
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Every Little Bit Helps Charity
Align Financial supports a number of charities, one of them being Every Little Bit Helps, a registered charity that collects toiletries, airline amenity kits and cosmetic samples and distributes these items to those in need. They pack these items into individual kits and deliver to homeless shelters, asylum seekers, victims of Domestic Violence and troubled youth […]
The Value of Money
George and his wife Bessie went to the county fair every year. This was their “big” event of the year. In fact, it was the closest thing they ever had to a vacation. And each year George would say to Bessie, “I sure would like to ride in that crop-dustin’, acrobatic airplane.” And each year […]
60 seconds with Darren
What is your role at Align Financial and when did you start? My role is to do all the things Lindsey and Julia don’t like doing. This involves everything from providing advice to providing the vacuum cleaner. Lindsey and I started Align on 3rd January 2007 (we have been around longer than the iPhone and […]
5 Unexpected Retirement Expenses
There are retirement expenses you can foresee and plan for, and then there are some that you simply can’t predict. Planning an income for retirement is no easy task and you always need to leave room for unexpected expenses that arise. Here is my list of the Top 5 Unexpected Retirement Expenses that should be […]
What Can Align Financial Do For Me?
What can a financial adviser do for me? And more specifically, what can Align Financial do for me? When you’re looking for a financial adviser, it’s hard to know exactly what they can do for you and what value they will bring to your financial circumstance. Most people think that a financial adviser simply gives […]
Darren on 2UE with David Koch
If you missed it on the weekend, Darren was a guest speaker on David Koch’s Your Money & Your Life radio show on Saturday 1 July 2017. Darren discussed the difficult topic of being ‘suddenly single‘, something which every one of us will have to face at some stage in our lives. You can listen to […]
ABS 2016 Census Results Are In
Once every five years we get an update into the living biography of our nation – the national Census that reveals who we are and how we lead our lives. This information gives us insight to help plan and prepare for our future. So what are we learning from this census? Well preliminary results came […]
7 Basic Investing Truths
Newspapers and magazines are often filled with predictions, attention-grabbing headlines and content that incite fear amongst investors about where they’ve put their money. Whilst there are no guarantees when you’re in the business of investing, there are simple, basic principles which all investors need to know to maximise their chances of success. Our seven basic […]
5 Tips from Queen Elizabeth on Longevity
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday (for all states except QLD and WA) is coming up on Monday 12 June 2017, so Happy 91st birthday Queen Elizabeth! Actually, did you know the Queen’s real birthday is 21 April? Originally, the Monarch’s birthday was celebrated on the anniversary of the King or Queen’s actual date of birth, however […]