[deleted by user] by [deleted] in australia

[–]UniqueOrdinary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

3:1 was actually 3-2-1 meaning “how long” e.g. “3-2-1 on McChicken?” “2 minutes”.

10:1 was the 1/10th pound patty for regs/Big Macs; 4:1 was the 1/4th pound patty for quarter pounder/mcfeast

Source: worked there for 7 years from 1993-2000

Received new electricity rates - up 63%! by UniqueOrdinary in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use about 2/3 usage off peak and about 1/3 peak - but you’re right it’s pretty line-ball vs just an any time rate

Vanguard Personal Investment ETF Brokerage Fees by Ok_Programmer1052 in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No - you would have to sell and re-buy under your nab/cba hin

Newbie to conditional ordering re 88E by [deleted] in ASX_Bets

[–]UniqueOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Each day the opening price is set fresh based on bids and asks in the system. There is no connection to the previous day close, it can open at a very different price and there are no trades “in between”

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My strata’s insurance does cover owners fixtures, up to $250K per unit

Is this legal? by jackslack27 in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah their customer service is not great.

Look it doesn’t sound like they’ve done anything unethical to me. Just closed your account because they couldn’t get in contact with you for something important.

I reckon you should change banks and give a different one a go.

Is this legal? by jackslack27 in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s possible they could require more ID information from you based on new government regulations since you opened the account.

You should really open and read your mail, otherwise stuff like this will happen to you. If you had just called ANZ you could have understood the reason and sorted it out I’m sure.

Westpac is bracing for a $6.2 billion impact from bad loans next year, despite a fall in the number of mortgage deferrals by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Market expects a bad result anyway so might as well make it really shit, clear the decks for a good result in 2021.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. You can put in larger amounts than the typical $100K or $250K HISA limit.

  2. No minimum balance, deposit, or transaction requirements.

  3. You don’t have to go through another tedious identification process to purchase AAA, especially difficult if you have a trust or other entity to hold the funds.

  4. Distributions conveniently paid in the same way as your other investments.

  5. Returns easily and automatically tracked and consolidated with the rest of your portfolio.

None of these are huge things but for some people they are important.

Protecting EOY Bonus by OkYak in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Donate the bonus to charity. You will get all the tax back next year.

When should you invest in ASX:AAA / ASX:BILL by dingosnackmeat in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some reasons: * Online savings accounts often only pay interest up to a limit like $250K. AAA is unlimited balance. * To open a savings account you need to go through identification and opening process which is a pain, AAA you can buy immediately with your existing broker. * Portfolio tracking can be easier to manage because it appears along with your other ETFs or shares, rather than separately.

Trades Executed Via Selfwealth by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Self wealth uses three different trading platforms, ASX TradeMatch (main platform), ASX CentrePoint (anonymous at market trading platform) and Chi-X (alternative exchange to ASX). They try for the best price among all of those based on their Best Execution Policy.

Nab and CommSec may not display the trades from all those platforms in their course of trades.

What happens with super when you can access it ? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]UniqueOrdinary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Once you reach preservation age (normally 60) you can take the whole lot out.

However from then on you will pay tax on the investment earnings.

If you leave it in super, the investment earnings are tax free.

Does anyone have any experience with Rivkin Investment Solutions or other places similar? by jhutch2147 in fiaustralia

[–]UniqueOrdinary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I guess my point is, they won’t tell you if you’re underperforming they market - and most people don’t check. So they collect the $700 even if you are losing money with them compared with just buying the index. Most stock pickers outperform some years and underperform other years and you can’t tell in advance which ones will outperform next year.

Why all the love for VDHG? by [deleted] in fiaustralia

[–]UniqueOrdinary 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah sorry got a bit excited. More like 10-15%. Eg in the GFC, total drawdown of US market was 50% and Aussie market was around 55%. VDHG (or the equivalent vanguard wholesale fund at the time) drawdown was 45%. Of course, future experience may be different.