Do You Need a Financial Advisor? What you can do yourself Do you like to have your finger on the pulse of all that is going on in your finances? Or maybe you feel like you should be more aware of what is happening with your superannuation but aren’t quite sure where to start? While … Read more
Superannuation returns hit a six-year high in 2019, mainly driven by international and domestic shares, which both performed strongly during the last year. Read on to find out how your super performed in 2019. We delivered strong returns for our members in 2019 Christian Super members in our default My Ethical Super option received a … Read more
More than half of the superannuation accounts in Australia are invested in a product known as ‘MySuper’. While there are similarities between the MySuper products offered by various super funds, there can also be some differences that are worth being aware of, especially if you are comparing them to find the right one for you. … Read more
This retirement planning video was recorded during a live webinar event conducted by Gavin Martin from Cornerstone Wealth for Christian Super members on 8th August 2019. The main topics covered were: How to maximise the pension when only one member of a couple is Age Pension age? How to maximise the pension on the death … Read more
Parents, take a breath. The cherubs are (becoming) less dependent on your daily care. Blink and they’ll be in high school. Daycare fees are a distant memory, the finish line of your mortgage is in sight and, while you may still be hands on at home, perhaps you’re thinking about switching your weekday focus from … Read more
Need to start saving for a holiday, a big ticket item or maybe even a deposit for your first home? The hardest part of saving can be knowing where to start, especially when you find your bank balance dreadfully low at the end of every pay cycle. Whatever your income, you can start and sustain … Read more
This article has been provided by Cornerstone Wealth for Christian Super Members. You may be surprised to find out that only one in 8 employed super fund members make contributions to their super above the mandatory employer-paid 9.5% superannuation guarantee.[1] If you’ve never thought about making additional contributions to your super, here are some things … Read more
At our Global Generosity Roundtable event we caught up with John Preston, who is the Church of England’s National Stewardship Officer. He authored a chapter of our free ebook Purposeful Living, where he looked at how our faith affects our spending. In his chapter he wrote, There’s a danger that Christians can think that God … Read more
Retirement is a part of your future, and a significant part at that! Some people long for it and some dread it, but not enough people consider what life will actually be like in retirement. It’s difficult to consider the unknowable future, but one thing we know for sure is that retirement has become a … Read more
Today millions of people around the world celebrate International Women’s Day, championing the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and focussing on increasing gender equality globally. International Women’s Day began more than one hundred years ago and there has been much to celebrate over that time; the right to vote, increased workforce participation, … Read more
