Retirement Planning Category - Page 2 of 5 - Watkins Financial Services

SMSF Trustees who have established a limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangement(LRBA) with a loan from a related party should ensure the terms of the loan are made on an arms-length basis by 30 June 2016. Where the terms of the loan and the ongoing operation of tContinue Reading...

The Federal Government’s proposed budget changes to Centrelink Age Pensions has led many financial experts to argue that individuals would be far better off renovating their homes, buying fancy cars, or blowing cash on an overseas holiday than saving hard foContinue Reading...

Running a small business is tough. You put your heart and soul and many years of hard work into it, so you deserve to get the best reward when you sell. Selling a small business can also be very challenging, complicated and an uncertain time. So too can retiriContinue Reading...

We are well into the Australian reporting season and, if the previous three weeks are a guide, investors’ infatuation with dividends will continue its rollicking time. About two-thirds of the companies listed on the ASX 200 have now reported. UBS Capital offContinue Reading...

Dividends are great for investors as decent dividends auger well for earnings growth, they provide a degree of security in uncertain and volatile times, they are likely to compromise a relatively high proportion of returns going forward and they provide a relaContinue Reading...