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Six retirement wrongs that could send you broke!

While retirement should be the best years of your life, many Australians make simple, avoidable mistakes with their finances that can leave them dependent on the age pension and without the funds to really enjoy life. However, with some simple good advice at the start of retirement, these mistakes can...

Investing yourself vs using an adviser

While Kim Kardashian attracts attention everywhere she goes, she recently caught the eye of the US Securities and Exchange Commission and was fined over $2 million for making one of her popular posts. So, what was the offence? Wearing a dress Marilyn Monroe once owned or wearing too much eyeliner?...

⚠️ Scam Alert: Permission to Hack

Recently, malware researchers discovered a trojan app on the Google Play Store. Trojans are apps or software that appear legitimate but are actually malicious. Thousands of users downloaded this app before knowing it was malicious. So, it’s important to learn how to spot malicious apps.  In this scam, cybercriminals uploaded...

The unmatched value of financial advisers in the AI age

Digital advice is a hot topic at the moment, bringing with it the debate around human financial advisers potentially being replaced by ‘robo-advisers’ A client James, called into my office last week, explaining that his daughter was using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform, and he was considering doing the same....

⚠️ Scam Alert: Obscured, Obfuscated Links

Recently, researchers at Avanan have discovered another technique that cybercriminals use to try to steal your information. In this technique, cybercriminals are using obfuscated links to show IP addresses instead of websites. Obfuscated links are URLs that have been modified to hide the real location of a website. In this...

Three steps to your kids’ financial success

For many of us, our first experience of banking and savings was the school Savings Account Program. But in 2019 the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) raised concerns that these accounts had little lasting impact on children’s savings behaviour. All parents want their children to be better-off than they...

⚠️ Scam Alert: Real Products, Fake Payments

Recently, the US FBI has issued a warning about business email compromise (BEC) attacks by cybercriminals, who are trying to steal physical goods. BEC is when cybercriminals spoof business email accounts and impersonate executives to try and steal information, money, or products from an organization. In this recent BEC scam,...

Prepare for the unexpected

Recently retired couple, David and Erica, were fit and active, and planning a sea-change when David suffered a stroke, leaving him unable to walk or speak. David had been a strong, strapping man, who now needed around-the-clock care. His doctor recommended either an aged care facility or a home-carer that...

⚠️ Scam Alert: Watch Out for Silicon Valley Bank Scams

Recently, the US-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) recently shut down due to failure to meet its financial obligations. This collapse has caused a public panic, and unfortunately, cybercriminals take advantage of high-profile news stories to catch your attention and manipulate your emotions. In the coming weeks, we expect to see...

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