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There has been much talk in recent months about the Governments plans to restructure tax. Whether it be tax on individuals, business, superannuation or the much misunderstood resource super profits tax. If you would like to find out more about how these proposed changes could impact on you there is a lot of information available by clicking the following link http://www.futuretax.gov.au/pages/default.aspx. We would of course be happy to discuss your personal situation if you wish so feel free to contact us on 07 4957 8011 or admin@stamford.net.au.

 There has been some talk lately about commission being banned for financial advisers and this is part of a broad review into financial planning as a whole. Much of this is as a result of Storm Financial (and most of us know people who were directly involved). Whilst at this stage it is still unclear what the outcome will be you can be rest assured that we are keeping up to date with developments as they happen and will notify you in advance of any changes being made. Ultimately (no different to now) it is you the client who will decide what level of service you require and how much you are prepared to pay for that service.  As always we will endeavour to keep our service levels high and your costs low. Typically we find that advances in technology allow us to be more efficient in many ways and we will continue to explore these options. As always should you have any questions on this or any other matter just give us a call or drop us an email.

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 Articles of Interest

The world’s biggest sporting event is on again in 2010. Click here for all the latest on the world cup http://www.fifa.com/index.html Oi Oi Oi

Have a look at this simple budget calculator and punch in your figures http://www.smh.com.au/money/tools-and-guides/calculators/budget

There has been a lot of interest in the Barefoot Investor http://www.barefootinvestor.com/ some of you may have heard him when he attended the Money Expo in Mackay a few years ago. He has gone onto have success on TV and internet.

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