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Catch up on the latest FDFL blog topics:

  • New addition to the FDFL team - Craig Bigelow - A warm welcome to Craig Bigelow
  • Winter Newsletter 2011 - Please click to download our Winter 2011 newsletter. This edition contains an article about one of our loyal clients Brad Clarke, and his frightening story. There is also an introduction to our new Client Service Manager Anne Nolan. If you have any super which you think you may have lost please download, complete and return the Lost Super Consent form to our office so we can tidy it up for you.
  • Welcome to Anne Nolan & farewell to Samantha Galea - The changing landscape of FDFL
  • Making the tax cuts last - For average families will an extra $20 a week really make much difference or will it simply disappear into the household grocery or petrol bills?
  • Why cash is king for a day - One of the natural reactions to periods of strong sharemarket volatility is for investors to rush for the security of cash.
  • A good time to invest? - We are about to enter the tax-driven super contribution season for this financial year and the question inevitably arises - "is now a good time to be investing?"
  • Keep it simple to ride out market emotions - Overconfidence is a real trap that investors can unwittingly fall into for no other reason than as human beings we are wired to behave that way.
  • The Home Loan Cushion - A straightforward approach is to make, wherever possible, higher repayments than the monthly amount required under your mortgage agreement.
  • Super steers around market timing dilemma - Hands up if you continued investing in the sharemarket despite the market slump?
  • Investment basics: what's a little risk now and then? - Understanding your risk tolerances, the biggest risk is to take no risk at all
  • Bear Country - It may be the year of the rat on the Chinese calendar, but most market commentators are predicting 2008 to be the year of the bear.
  • One Vision - With his aim to 'be the best financial advice practice in Australia' it is clear Chris has big plans.
  • Be Prepared - Most super fund members invested in their funds' balanced or growth investment options.
  • June - a tempting month for tax - It is the time of year when the tax wheel of temptation gets a healthy spin.