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THE DANGERS OF IDLE CASH

THE DANGERS OF IDLE CASH

by Global Financial Consultants

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Jarrad Brown - Australian Expat Financial Planner - Blog Aug 2021

Australian Expat Travel Exemption Repealed

by Global Financial Consultants

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article originally appeared on: https://singapore.feebasedfinancialadvice.com/automatic-exemption-expat-travel-repealed/ It almost went unnoticed…almost! On 1st August 2021, our Minister for Health and Aged Care, Greg Hunt, amended the Biosecurity Act 2015, which could have serious ramifications for many Australian expats, both those who are currently in Australia visiting friends or family, or those looking to head back for a trip. In simple terms, this amendment to the act, will stop Australian citizens and residents from automatically being allowed to return to their normal country of residence, whether that be Singapore or elsewhere. This change comes into…

INTRODUCTION TO MEME STOCKS

INTRODUCTION TO MEME STOCKS

by Global Financial Consultants

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you’ve been following the financial news this year, you’ve most certainly heard of a ‘meme stock’. Meme stocks out of the U.S. stock exchanges have taken the financial markets by storm in early 2021. A meme stock is one that attributes an increase in its value primarily fueled by social media attention, and not its company performance and fundamentals. Meme stocks are often stocks with significantly high short interest that can be artificially manipulated to prove a point. The support of these ‘retail’ investors has captured the market trend in recent months,…

SHOULD YOU INVEST YOUR CPF?

SHOULD YOU INVEST YOUR CPF?

by Global Financial Consultants

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THE DANGERS OF PASSIVE INVESTING

THE DANGERS OF PASSIVE INVESTING

by Global Financial Consultants

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]All investors should be aware of the long-term wealth-building strategy of passive investing. Given the rapid increase in popularity of passive investing, it is prudent to explore passive investing in further detail. Passive investing provides heaps of benefits to investors, but it is not without its disadvantages and criticisms. Passive Investing Passive investing is a long-term investment approach in which investors purchase and keep a diverse range of assets with the goal of matching, rather than outperforming, the market. Passive investing is defined as a buy-and-hold approach in which the buying and selling…

Australian Expat Tax Residency Proposed Changes - Jarrad Brown - Australian Expat Financial Planner

Australian Expat Tax Residency Proposed Changes

by Global Financial Consultants

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article originally appeared at – https://singapore.feebasedfinancialadvice.com/australian-expat-tax-residency-proposed-changes/ I, like many other Australian expats still call Australia home, but should this mean that I have to pay tax there regardless of where I may live and work. If the proposed changes in Australia’s most recent Federal Budget are passed, then this may very well be the case. While the 2021 Budget was always going to be a ‘cash splash’ as is typical of most election Budgets, what many were not expecting was the proposed change to Australian tax residency, which could catch out the…

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