Archive for October, 2008
What is a superannuation binding nomination?
Does your superannuation fund allow you to provide a binding nomination? Do you know what a binding nomination is? Don’t get confused with the nominated beneficiary box you ticked when filling out the superannuation paperwork that came with the new job you just started.
Few people understand the difference between binding nominations and nominated beneficiaries
The Hot Dog Man and the Recession
Have you heard the story about the hot dog man and the recession? Well, if you haven’t, it goes something along the following lines:
A humble hot dog man had a successful business selling quality hot dogs. Every customer was served with a smile. One day the man’s son came home from college and told his [...]
Income protection for the boys
Do you how much Centrelink pays for sickness benefits? In case you’re curious, it’s just over $400 a week1 for a couple, not enough to even service the weekly mortgage repayment on an average mortgage, let alone feed a family or meet the lease payment on the fancy ute sitting in the driveway.
Most of us [...]
How many Australians die every day from heart disease?
By the time you logged on to your computer, searched for this blog site and read this article, one Australian would have died from heart disease. Do you know many Australians die every day from this disease? According to the Australian Heart Foundation, every ten minutes somebody in Australia dies from heart disease. In my [...]
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Perkonomics – funny word, interesting concept
I was having a bit of a web surf the other day and came across “perkonomics1″, described as perks and privileges given by a business to a customer, particularly those little perks that may give a client a bit of status or convenience.
Some of their examples included Lexus owners in Australia given the opportunity [...]
You need to be very positive during a recession and make some tough decisions might need to be made , ...
Thanks for the stock information Paul and yes go the Maroons. Best wishes, Eddie 
An interesting view.