Hewison Insights

In this episode Nathan and Glenn discuss Discretionary/Family Trusts. What are the pros and cons and should you consider establishing one?

Wanting to help your children get a foot in the property market is a common financial objective amongst our clients at Hewison Private Wealth, and it’s an admirable one.

Parents will have varying reasons for wanting to assist their children, it might be because your children simply haven’t saved enough for a deposit, or they might need a top up to avoid paying the dreaded lender’s mortgage insurance (LMI). Or, you may simply have the means and desire to help keep your children’s mortgage at a manageable level.

In this episode, Nathan and Glenn discuss the current state of the Australian Housing Market. They flesh out the 2018 statistics and comment on what investors and homeowners should do and where the market may be going from here.

With the New Year only a few weeks old, many people will have made resolutions and plans for the year ahead.  The usual suspects will be on the list; exercise more, healthier eating, drink less... But what about your finances? 

In the first episode of 2019, Nathan and Glenn discuss the report recently released by the Productivity Commission. The report provides a number of recommendations to improve the superannuation system in Australian. Hear what Nathan and Glenn's views are on the pros and cons of some of these recommendations.