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What’s Bitcoin? Is It a Good Investment Option?
Bitcoin is one of the most sought after currencies worldwide. A bitcoin exchange even describes the currency as something as valuable as gold, yet as convenient as a credit card to use.
But what is the fuss about this digital currency that people are stampeding to ride the bandwagon? Is it...
Franked Dividends and Imputation Credits – What You Need to Know
Many stock investors and institutional fund managers look for companies who regularly pay cash dividends to their stockholders. This option gives investors some sort of a regular income stream that they can increase as they buy more of that company’s shares.
Do you know that you can maximize dividend-paying stock plays...
Should I Buy Into My Company’s Employee Share Schemes?
Employee Share Schemes (ESS) give employees the opportunity to purchase company shares as part of their employment benefits, salary package, promotion bonus, or retirement option. Depending on the terms of the agreement, the company’s financial status, and your career plans signing up for an ESS may be one of the...
How do franchises work?
Franchising is one of the favorite avenues, not only of Australians but also of business-minded individuals worldwide, in getting the chance to partly own and run a business. Australia houses numerous franchised businesses, both homegrown and international brands, which is evident enough to show how aware individuals are of the...
How to get tax deductions on car expenses
Car expense deductions are one of the most commonly filed claims by individuals according to the Australia Tax Office (ATO).
If you own, hire, or lease a car, you may be eligible for claiming tax deductions. If you borrowed a friend’s vehicle for business purposes, you may still file for car...
Understanding how marginal tax rate works
In general, marginal tax rate refers to the amount of tax that each dollar of income is accounted for. However, to understand how it works, one needs to first, dissect the clause “marginal tax rate”. In many countries, tax operates in a progressive manner, which means the higher the income,...
Real estate is where two of five SMSFs are invested
Reports by the Financial Services Council and the UBS show that two in five SMSFs are invested in residential and commercial properties; still a minor proportion of the funds’ overall portfolio.
Surveys made by the two sources reveal that the fraction of super funds that are into residential property ownership rose...
RSU vs Option Stock – Whats the difference?
There are various benefits associated with the employee share schemes, for example;
- The opportunity to buy shares of the company at a discount price
- The opportunity to buy shares in the future (right or option to buy)
Non-viability clauses on Hybrid Securities
Who does not want to invest in an asset promising higher return? There are various financial instruments in the market such as hybrid securities which attract you but the underlying features should be well understood to avoid any financial distress later on. You may get attracted by such securities but...