Carrick Aland and the year that was 2021
Carrick Aland wishes to thank our clients for your continued support, including welcoming all our new clients who entrusted their affairs to us in 2021.
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Retirement and housing (homeownership)
Housing (homeownership) is a key factor influencing retirement outcomes — we discuss retirement and several things to consider with regard to housing.
Planning for aged care
In our retirement years, a time may come when we need to consider aged care services to help with looking after ourselves. In this article, we outline several different types of aged care options.
Financial advice helps you achieve more
We all have something we’d like to be doing more of. One thing we all want to make sure of is that we have a steady income stream to make the most of what we really want to do – now and in retirement.
Managing household finances
If you want to get serious about your household budget, financial goals and planning your family’s financial future, a qualified Financial Adviser can work with you on a detailed, tailored and appropriate plan.
Catch-up concessional contributions
Find out how to make larger concessional contributions to your super if you haven’t used all of your concessional cap in an earlier year.
Changes to granny flat arrangements
New capital gains tax exemption will make it easier for older Australians to enter formal granny flat arrangements with the added protection from possible financial abuse if circumstances within the family change.
Superannuation minimum drawdown rates
Extension announced to the temporary reduction in superannuation minimum drawdown rates. This is an extension of the measure that was introduced in 2020 as part of the government’s response to COVID-19.