Planning For Prosperity

At Planning for Prosperity we put a special focus on clients working in primary industry, including those who might find it tricky to make it into the city regularly.  In fact, we have over 20 years experience working with farmers, so we talk... your language.  Many city dwellers view country living as the ‘Simple Life’, but we recognise that although the rural lifestyle is idyllic in many ways, it also carries with it significant financial challenges can often be more complex than those faced by city based employees...

The combined effect of the aging population and the recent global financial crisis means that Australians have never had a harder time securing a comfortable retirement.  It’s a common misconception; that having a super fund with low fees or the one with the best performance will be enough to secure your retirement.  Many people are looking deeper and considering alternative retirement options such as owning property inside their own Self Managed Super fund.  Self Managed Superannuation is being promoted by accountants and other professionals as an alternative solution to boosting your retirement prospects.  But we’d like to cut through all the hype and give you the simple facts you need to know about Self Managed Super Funds; the benefits, the drawbacks and who should have a Self Managed Super fund.  Why Self Managed Super?  Self Managed Super funds have 4 major advantages over their Retail Super Fund counterparts which can make them the preferable vehicle ...