Mental Health Awareness Month: The inevitable link between financial stress and mental health
…and what you can do to improve your financial and mental wellbeing
Will you have enough income in retirement?
Your retirement is a time where you should be able to sit back and enjoy the life you’ve worked so hard for, and it’s never too early to start planning for it. Ideally, we would all like to retire with…
Federal Budget Summary
If you are interested in how the 2020/2021 Federal Budget will affect you, we have attached some summaries below: Federal Budget Summary How the Budget May Affect Families How the Budget May Affect Retirees How the Budget May Affect Business Owners …
4 examples of how you can maximise the value of your financial advice
The value that financial advice can bring to each person is as varied as their needs and their subsequent financial plan. Here are 4 examples of how you can get benefit from a relationship with your Advice Team and your…
Retirement – How to avoid the five of the biggest mistakes and retire on your terms
We have a highly experienced team here at Newcastle Financial Planning Group, with over 84 years of combined experience, spanning in both domestic and international markets. Why is this important? It means we have seen a variety of circumstances, provided…
How I purchased my first home at aged 21 (My top five tips)
This is not your usual property investment article – no fads, no get-rich-quick schemes, and no equity schemes. Ultimately, it is a reminder that the only way to get your first home, independently, is to save and sacrifice. But thankfully,…
8 ways to make your tax return work for you
You would be amazed how much difference even a little financial breathing room can make. When you start playing offense rather than defence financially, your financial goals suddenly start looking reachable. In turn, you start getting excited about the direction…
Coastal Advice Group wins national award
Coastal Advice Group, including local branch Newcastle Financial Planning Group has been announced as the national winner of the RI Advice ‘Practice of the Year’.
Open Letter from CEO Daniel Brown
I know I speak for not only myself, but for every hardworking Australian when I say that we all want to set ourselves up for financial freedom in retirement. Yet we are all dealing with this unprecedented situation which has…
COVID-19: Decisions you need to make on Your Portfolio, Centrelink Entitlements and the Stimulus Package.
During the current pandemic, there is much uncertainty as we are bombarded with messages from the media on a continuous basis. To provide you some peace-of-mind in such times, we have included three documents that may help you form some…