Caring For Elderly Parents

Being born in the ‘Baby Boomers’ era means that our parents are getting older and may require more looking after. More time spent on checking on them and ensuring everything is running smoothly in their lives. Taking them for their appointments and sorting out any...

Buying A Business

A fairly common method of having a change of lifestyle and generating an ongoing cash flow is to buy an existing business. This option can work well for some people or it can be a very bad idea. Before getting into the mechanics of how you should go about buying a...

Before You Move

Before You Move 10 Important Points to Consider Unfortunately, many people decide to move to an area to retire or to enjoy their seachange and find out after they’ve been there for a while, that the town or area really doesn’t suit them. This can be an expensive...

Asking The Right Questions

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has also made some suggestions on finding the right financial advisor for you. Here are a series of questions, which appear in ASIC’s Getting Advice booklet and some advice on what answers to listen for....

What Grandparents Can Do For Grandchildren

Spend time with grandchildren in a busy world – time to have fun, time to explore the world and time to just be together. Give grandchildren love (without the responsibility of being a parent). Grandfathers, in particular, may not have had the time to spend with...

The New Grandchild

The New Grandchild This is a very important time in the lives of your adult children and in your own life. Take your cues from them. Your daughter or son and their partner may want some time alone to get to know their new baby before they involve other people. On the...