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Strategic Financial Advice

Investing in essential services offers stability and diversification. Learn about their unique characteristics and why they’re essential for a resilient portfolio.

Strategic Financial Advice

Hedge Funds in volatile markets can offer diversification and high returns. Learn about their strategies and risks in this comprehensive guide.

Strategic Financial Advice

Common investor mistakes can cost you financially. Learn about nine critical errors investors make and how to avoid them.

Strategic Financial Advice

Self Managed Super Funds offer control and flexibility, but require compliance and investment knowledge. Learn the pros and cons in this detailed guide.

Strategic Financial Advice

Managed fund distributions are key to understanding how income and profits from investments are shared. Dive into how they're paid and calculated.

Strategic Financial Advice

November 2024 Market Overview: A detailed look at global and local economic trends, highlighting inflation and interest rate impacts during the month.

Tax

Are Australian student loans too big? This article delves into loan sizes, repayment challenges, and proposed reforms to help reduce student debt burdens.

Lending & Finance

Wondering what to do after winning a property auction? Our step-by-step guide takes you through the process from contracts to final settlement.

Lending & Finance

Before buying a house, make sure to use our no-nonsense inspection checklist to look beyond aesthetics and evaluate what truly matters for your future home.

Small Business

Payday super will change how superannuation guarantee (SG) is paid. From 1 July 2026, SG payments must be made on payday. Learn more about the new rules and employer obligations.

Living Estate PlanningProperty

Managing inherited property can come with complex tax implications. Learn how to navigate tax consequences when transferring assets, from cash to shares and property.

Strategic Financial Advice

Life insurance and genetic testing discrimination is set to be banned by the government. This article explores the impact on premiums, coverage, and how these changes affect life insurance policies.

Property

Find out how women are leading in using downsizer contributions to superannuation. Explore the benefits, eligibility, and how this could boost your retirement savings.

Strategic Financial Advice

Understand how the residential aged care changes from July 2025 could affect fees, support, and care options. These changes aim to ensure a fairer system for all Australians.

Tax

Fraudsters are increasingly targeting myGov accounts to claim tax refunds and GST credits fraudulently. Learn how tax scams work, how to spot fake communications, and the critical steps to protect your personal information.

Property

Interest rates have surged, with political debate growing around the Reserve Bank of Australia's policies. The RBA’s stance and economic indicators are under scrutiny as inflation remains high. Explore the key impacts on households and businesses.

Tax

Uber successfully contested $81.5M payroll tax assessments in NSW, with the court ruling drivers as independent contractors, not employees.

Property

The ATO has increased its focus on property asset owners, including those with expensive lifestyle assets. Investment property income, deductions, and ownership of high-value items like boats and aircraft are now under scrutiny.

Tax

The distinction between gift or income is crucial in tax law. This article explores a case where the ATO deemed $1.6m in deposits as taxable income, not gifts or loans.

Strategic Financial Advice

Expect the AUD to rise as favorable interest rates, undervaluation, and rising commodity prices set the stage for potential currency growth in the coming year.

Strategic Financial Advice

In the mortgage versus super debate, the right strategy depends on your financial goals. Explore how to weigh the benefits of paying off your mortgage or boosting your super.

Strategic Financial Advice

Salary sacrificing into super can be a smart way to enhance retirement savings and reduce taxable income. This article explores the benefits and considerations to determine if it’s worth it for you.

Strategic Financial Advice

Asset allocation is crucial for balancing risk and reward in your portfolio. This article explores various strategies to optimise your investments.

Strategic Financial Advice

This August economic overview explores Australian and global market trends, inflation dynamics, and interest rate predictions, providing key insights for investors.

Why you landed here

Phillip Anthony Partners joins Paris Financial East Melbourne

We are pleased to share that the team at Phillip Anthony Partners have merged with Paris Financial. Our team at Paris Financial can provide you with a large range of quality financial services with over 65 people located across two convenient locations in Blackburn and East Melbourne.

Paris Financial shares the same philosophy as Phillip Anthony Partners of providing a value focused and high quality service for each of our clients. We look forward to assisting with your accounting needs.