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Comprehensive list of COVID-19 initiatives and packages.

  The response by our Governments to the COVID-19 crisis has been a very good one.  Following is a comprehensive listing of links to important Federal and State initiatives and programs since the pandemic began.  
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Capital preservation front of mind for SMSF returns

  SMSF investors will increasingly be attracted to investments offering capital preservation post-COVID, with volatile markets and lower dividends compromising their ability to meet investment objectives, according to an asset manager.  
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What millennials are thinking about investing and retirement

Vanguard surveyed more than 850 millennials in the U.S. currently aged 24 to 39, who make at least US$50,000 per year, as part of a broader study on how people across different generations feel about retirement, investing, and financial advice during market volatility.
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Budget 2020 – A very comprehensive break down.

  The following 35 links break the 2020 Federal Budget down into bite size bits.  
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Budget 2020 – Fact Sheets

  The following links are to Fact Sheets that describe in detail how the Federal Government feels the 2020 Budget will impact you.  
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Budget 2020 – At a Glance, Overview, Outlook

  These three areas cover all you will need to know but the accompanying two articles cover more specific topics and they might help you better understand how the Budget affects you.  
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JobKeeper extension – changes implemented

  The legislative instrument implementing the changes to the JobKeeper scheme over the extended period was registered on 15 September 2020.  
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Temporary home office expenses shortcut extended again

  The 80 cents per hour work-from-home deduction method has now been extended for a further three months to the end of the year.  
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Investment preferences of the young

  As a new wave of investors enter the Australian share market, new trends begin to emerge.  
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How to construct an effective portfolio

  Portfolio construction is always a popular topic among investors, but as markets become more volatile, the practice of carefully piecing together a jigsaw of investments that weathers both good times and bad is particularly relevant.  
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Estate planning opportunities highlighted with work test changes

  With the work test changes for over-65s opening up opportunities for recontribution strategies, clients may be able to even up balances and adopt tax strategies for estate planning, particularly once the bring-forward measure is passed, says a technical expert.  
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Lenders are getting tougher on older borrowers

  Australian banks this month started the largest ever customer contact program in the industry's history.  
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