The Strategy Stacker - Luke Talks Money

Is there anything in the Federal Budget I should know about? Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 4 June 2021. This week’s topic: The Federal Budget 2021-22. Although the Federal Budget was handed down a short while ago, it takes some time to really … Luke on 2CC – The Federal Budget 2021-22 Read More »

Should you make a super contribution before the end of financial year? Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 28 May 2021. This week’s topic: Should I make a contribution to super before June 30? With less than a month to go, now is the … Luke on 2CC – Super contributions before June 30 Read More »

Have you thought about investment structures as part of your decision making?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 21 May 2021. This week’s topic: Which structures should you use when it comes to your investments? This question might not be a question for you’ve … Luke on 2CC – Which investment structures should you use? Read More »

Investment property versus superannuation – what are the key issues?   Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 14 May 2021. This week’s topic: Property – Should I buy another investment property or should I put my money into super?  This question might not be a … Luke on 2CC – Should I buy an investment property or put my money into super? Read More »

Property – What will you do when your property no longer fits your life?    Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 7 May 2021. This week’s topic: Property – Should I renovate or should I move? It’s a fairly straight forward question but there’s … Luke on 2CC – Should I renovate or should I move? Read More »

Retirement planning – What should you do with your accumulated leave?   Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 30 April 2021. This week’s topic: What to do with accumulated leave before retirement?  Luke and Leon start the conversation around thinking about your own end of … Luke on 2CC – Annual leave and retirement – Should you take it or cash it out? Read More »

Have you thought about how you’d like to retire?   Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 23 April 2021. This week’s topic: How to retire in comfort and style.  There’s a few things to consider before you actually make the decision to retire. The more … Luke on 2CC – How to retire in comfort and style Read More »

Should you make a contribution to super before June 30?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 16 April 2021. This week’s topic: Should you make a contribution to super before the end of financial year? It seems like we just had Christmas but the … Luke on 2CC – Should I make a contribution to super before 30 June? Read More »

How much tax do you pay in super, transition to retirement and pension?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 9 April 2021. This week’s topic: How much tax do you pay in super? And when you retire, how much tax will you pay in … Luke on 2CC – How much tax do you pay in super and in pension? Read More »

Government Super Schemes – PSS and PSSAP Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 26 March 2021. This week’s topic: Australian Government Super Schemes – PSS and PSSAP. If you work in Canberra or around Australia for the Federal Government, you might be in one … Luke on 2CC – PSS and PSSAP Superannuation Read More »

Can you get a tax deduction on your personal insurance? Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 19 March 2021. This week’s topic: Is insurance tax deductible, when it comes to your personal insurances? Personal insurance includes income protection cover, trauma cover, and life cover.  … Luke on 2CC – Is insurance tax deductible? Read More »

Life cover – Why is it important?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 12 March 2021. This week’s topic: What is Life cover and why is it important?  Life cover helps you keep things going when you’re not here. This week Luke and Leon … Luke on 2CC – What is Life cover? Read More »

Trauma cover – Why is it important?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 5 March 2021. This week’s topic: What is trauma cover and why is it important?  No one wants trauma in their life but sadly there are few of us who don’t … Luke on 2CC – What is trauma cover? Read More »

Income protection – Why is it important?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 26 February 2021. This week’s topic: What is income protection and why is it important?  So what is your greatest asset? It’s probably your income. Many people only realise this when … Luke on 2CC – What is income protection? Read More »

Are you approaching retirement? Here’s some tips Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 19 February 2021. This week’s topic: What is retirement? Sure there’s a legal definition but there’s also a real life definition too. In recent weeks Luke has looked at growing your … Luke on 2CC – What is retirement? Read More »

How do you turn your super into income when you retire?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 12 February 2021. This week’s topic: What is an account-based pension and how does it work?  But before they start talking financial matters, Luke is more than … Luke on 2CC – Retiring with an account-based pension Read More »

Have you heard about this pathway to retirement?  Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 29 January 2021. This week’s topic: Transition to retirement pension – what is it and how does it work?  In recent weeks Luke has looked at how to boost your … Luke on 2CC – Transition to retirement pension Read More »

A strategy to contribute to super can help your retirement Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 29 January 2021. This week’s topic: Contributing to superannuation – Part 2. Luke takes a look at ways people can contribute to super and in this episode he … Luke on 2CC – How to contribute to super – Part 2 Read More »

A strategy to contribute to super can help your retirement Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 22 January 2021. This week’s topic: Contributing to superannuation.  Luke takes a look at ways people can contribute to super, the limits that apply to super contributions and … Luke on 2CC – How to contribute to super? Read More »

Are you getting value from the super fees you pay?   Financial Planner Luke Smith joined 2CC Talking Canberra 1206AM in The Money Show which aired on Friday 15 January 2021. This week’s topic: Superannuation fees – it’s worth the effort to take a closer look. Luke takes a look at what you’re paying in super … Luke on 2CC – Super fees, are you paying too much? Read More »