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	<description>Growing wealth for a generation</description>
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		<title>Why use Super to buy Property?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I meet clients in and around Newcastle, a common question asked by clients is &#8216;is having property in Super worthwhile and what does it involved&#8217;.
To help answer these questions here is an extract from Bina Brown of AFR.
Property investors looking for ways to turbo charge their retirement savings are focusing on do-it-yourself superannuation funds. Borrowing money to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/why-use-super-to-buy-property/</link>
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		<title>That’s Super Newcastle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s Super 



The advantage of buying residential property through a self-managed super fund


 
Self-owner
Self-managed fund


Property value
$740,122
$740,122


Outstanding loan
$253,000
$193,275


Interest paid
$238,894
$223,374


Tax on sale proceeds
$55,825
$0


NET PROCEEDS
$431,297
$546,847



The advantage of buying residential property through a self-managed super fund
Bina Brown of The Weekend Australian Financial Review discusses how purchasing through a fund is worth the sacrifice. Ross, 48, is an electrician who earns [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/that%e2%80%99s-super-newcastle/</link>
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		<title>Avatar and the REAL value of money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week has seen the press report that Avatar has become the highest grossing movie of all time. What does this really mean? I know that GEN X people around my age would argue that the Star Wars Trilogy, E.T and the Indiana Jones films were at least as big as Avatar. Baby Boomers would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/avatar-and-the-real-value-of-money/</link>
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		<title>Succession Planning &#8211; Baby Boomers to GEN X</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to some recent research by AXA and Monash University, family business and succession are not always a healthy mix &#8211; in Victoria alone of third or forth generation family businesses:
33.7% Have a succession plan for the future ownership of the business
15.6% Have an ownership succession plan in writing
9.4% Have an ownership succession plan implemented
18.1% Have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/succession-planning-baby-boomers-to-gen-x/</link>
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		<title>2010 Financial Horoscopes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pulling out the crystal ball is always fraught with danger… So I have closed my eyes and here we go: 
ARIES
Australian Shares
The Australian share market still provides a good medium term investment opportunity. Over the past year, companies have taken the opportunity to cut costs and wind back debt levels, which should support profit growth as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/2010-financial-horoscopes/</link>
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		<title>Investment Styles &#8211; Where the next opportunities lie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not all fund managers are the same. They have different philosophies that they invest by.
Whilst enjoying my family holiday in Newcastle I came across the following article that helps to explain the 2 most common styles as well as an insight as to how they perform at various times in the Economic Clock   &#8230;&#8230; http://genxadvisers.com.au/economic-time-clock/
AXA’s Chief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/investment-styles-where-the-next-opportunities-lie/</link>
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		<title>China output picks up, Good news Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This means good news for Newcastle businesses. As a financial advisor I come across a lot of data, but this news of China&#8217;s continued growth is significant due to recent fears of a douple dip recession.


(Reuters) &#8211; Chinese industrial output growth in November jumped to its strongest since June 2007, underlining the economy&#8217;s brisk recovery from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/china-output-picks-up-good-news-australia/</link>
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		<title>WORDS don&#8217;t come easy</title>
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WORDS don&#8217;t come easy
 The Key Words of 2009!
As a Newcastle financial advisor I often get asked my opinion on various &#8220;buzz&#8221; words that people hear in the press.
Here are some key words that summarise what the big investment issues of 2009 were, as well as some of www.perennial.net.au. thoughts on what may unfold in 2010.

Globalisation
November saw the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/words-dont-come-easy/</link>
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		<title>Newcastle pensioners face poverty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Newcastle financial advisor, Dustin Kavanagh urges people of Newcastle to consider two things.
Firstly, what standard of living do you want in retirement and secondly, what choices are you making now to obtain this.
It all starts with actually articulating what it is that is important to you about your retirement, Dustin said.
Here is an interesting article [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/newcastle-pensioners-face-poverty/</link>
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		<title>The Aussie dollar and Newcastle Exporters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE Australian dollar&#8217;s astronomical run is threatening to put a brake on the economic recovery, with many of Newcastle&#8217;s exporters, especially mining companies fearing further rises.
Every time the dollar increases in value against the US dollar and other major currencies, Australian exports become more expensive for customers and less competitive in global markets.
Once known as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.genxadvisers.com.au/the-aussie-dollar-and-newcastle-exporters/</link>
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