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Your SMSF investment strategy

Have you reviewed your SMSF investment strategy?

Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are required to prepare and implement an investment strategy to help meet their investment and retirement goals.

The investment strategy is not designed to be a ‘set and forget’ document but rather a strategy you continuously review to ensure you are meeting your retirement […]

Positive business experience thanks to Salisburys

Craig and Kathy Hogan speak with Salisburys

Cricket coach Craig Hogan and wife, Kathy, are the first to admit that they’ve always liked trying new and different things throughout their careers.

So when a guesthouse in Bright VIC came onto the market for sale, being overseas did not phase them.

Instead, they saw the potential […]

When is the Right Time to Sell your Business

You may only sell one business in your lifetime

We hear comments ranging from “I don’t plan to sell my business” to “I’d sell it yesterday if I could!”

It’s just a matter of time. People don’t live forever. Companies, trusts and other structures can last a long time but they are ultimately owned and […]

Succession Planning – Making an Early Start

As accountants, we like our clients to think ahead… even on a 3 to 10-year timeframe.

A major part of this is Succession Planning. 

Where Succession Planning is concerned, clarity brings opportunity… and the risks of “getting it wrong” can be significant.

Let’s start with a few definitions.

Estate planning:

This means ensuring one’s assets are distributed […]

Electrician’s spark rekindled, fires up owners to sell

Tom and Melissa Muntz owned and ran a successful electrical contracting business for 30 years.

In a typical business-couple style, Tom was customer-facing on the tools whilst Melissa kept the bookkeeping and payroll running smoothly in the office.

Their business operated in an industrial niche market which proved to be lucrative and provided Tom and […]

Lifecycle of a business from start-up to sale

Speech Pathologist Karla Morison was new to business ownership

After having her third child, Karla Morison felt it was time to resume her career with the idea of starting her own speech pathology clinic in 2013.

Matt Salisbury was Karla’s accountant since 2004.  Having never managed a business before, Matt was a natural choice for […]