Brad

About Brad Lonergan

Brad Lonergan is a Financial Planner in the Newcastle and Hinter region in NSW, Australia. His company is BMK Financial Services.

What is Your Most Important Asset?

What do You Consider to be Your Most Important Asset?
It might not be what you think it is!
Disclaimer

Any advice contained on this page is of a general nature only and doesn’t take into account your personal circumstances or needs. You must decide if this info is suitable to your personal situation or seek advice. […]

Superannuation at Tax Time

Superannuation at Tax Time
Why should you consider investing in your super?
With bushfires and now the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Australian and global economy has been given quite the shake up. With everything else going on, the end of the financial year is not being considered by many.

However, the end of financial year is the […]

Selling a Business?

Selling a Business Due to “Retirement, Relationship Breakdown, Death, or Disability?”

There’s a myriad of reasons that you may be selling a business. Many business owners not only fail to draw the full value for there business, but they struggle with the timing when they want to retire. The main reason for this is that […]

Lessons From the Blue Zones: Secrets of a Long Life

The parts of the world where people live longest may hold the key to the fountain of youth. We explore how to live longer and uncover the Blue Zones’ secrets of a long life.

There are five global hotspots where researchers have identified that people live longer, healthier lives than the rest of us. Known […]

Should I Downsize My Home for Retirement?

So maybe you’re nearing retirement and thinking about downsizing your home for retirement. Or perhaps you’ve already retired and are considering downsizing to buy a more manageable property.

Of course, there may be benefits of moving to a smaller place. You might be able to reduce or pay off your home loan, get rid of […]

21 Must Read Investment Quotes

Introduction
Investing may be disheartening and disappointing sometimes, especially if you fail to comprehend how the marketplace operates and don’t have the appropriate mind-set. The bright side is that the fundamentals of investing endure, and few have a talent of encapsulating these in a sentence or 2 which is both enlightening and user-friendly. In the […]

China’s Economy is Quite Steady

What about high debt levels and other dangers?

Key points
– Main dangers concerning China associate with the policy concentration moving to decreasing leverage and reform, fast financial debt expansion, a trade battle with the United States and the real estate cycle.

– Steady and firm Chinese growth is complementary of commodity costs and is favorable for […]

Key Points of the 2018-19 Federal Budget

The Treasurer provided a 2018 Federal Budget that concentrated on decreasing the deficit spending, cutting taxes for lower and middle earners and supporting selective sectors of the economy, particularly infrastructure.
Key Points
The budget likewise revealed additional locations for aged care in the home, which will motivate retired people to remain in their own houses longer […]

2018-19 Federal Budget – Newcastle Financial Report

Here’s a roundup of some of the key proposals put forward in last night’s Federal Budget. We take a look at how they might affect your financial goals — whether you’re starting out in your working life, building a career, having a family, or moving toward or living in retirement.

Remember, at this stage these […]