NOEL NEWS He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived. FRANZ KAFKA Welcome to our April newsletter. First of all, let me thank you for your overwhelming support of my new book. Orders have been coming in non-stop, and I’m humbled by your confidence in me by buying a product yet unseen. It’s a fairly big book – 350 pages – with a wealth of information. Friends who have read the proofs have all been very impressed and particularly like the simple language and how well the book is set out. Buy Now The printing process has been much quicker than we thought and the books have now arrived at our distribution centre in Brisbane for posting.This means you should have your orders within 14 days, but let’s plan on 30 April to allow for delays in the post. If you haven’t received it by that date, ...
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Noel News Special Bulletin I’m thrilled to tell you that my new book Wills, Death & Taxes went on the printing presses last Thursday. The catalyst for writing a book about estate planning was a bulletin from Finder claiming that 12 million Australians did not have a will and 60% have never given a thought to estate planning. That’s a serious situation – and a signal that many people are unaware of the complexities that can arise if proper estate planning is not put in place. Recently I was having a chat to the guy who takes care of my garden, and I asked him if he had a will. He replied “never got around to it. It all seems too much trouble.” I responded “you’ve been married before haven’t you –and don’t you have any children from that relationship? He said yes to both questions. He got a shock ...
eLanka Newsletter – 17th March 2023 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Pakistan Win Third HomeWorld Thunder Nation Cup With Narrow Victory Over India Health & Views – MARCH 1st issue 2024 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake LOVED & REMEMBERED – By Charles Schokman More Kumars and Singhs as South-Asian Participation Surges in Australian Cricket SUNDAY CHOICE – THE CROSS HAS THE FINAL WORD – By Charles Schokman Little or Forgotten Saviours of the Motherland. – By Noor Rahim Highlights of Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka MAHESHA SANDAMALI – RENOWNED VOCALIST ,RUNNER UP IN DERANA DREAM STAR,ADJUDICATOR IN A REALITY COMPETITION,PLAY BACK SINGER,POSSESSES A MASTERS IN MUSIC FROM UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA,TO COMMENCE HER OWN MUSIC ACADEMY. – By Sunil Thenabadu ALSTON KOCH makes the night sparkle as a true professional would in a very emotional & stunning ...
Mar 17, 2024
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Noel News Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t. PETE SEEGER Welcome to our March newsletter. It’s been about five weeks since the last one, but things have been hectic in the Whittaker household. The good news is that the new book on estate planning is almost finished. It will be called Wills, Death and Taxes, and we hope to have final proofs by the end of this week. If all goes smoothly it should go on the printing presses later in the month and be available in April. You’ll be given a chance to pre-order as soon as the book is on the printing presses. I know what the delivery date will be, but I don’t want to commit to any pre-orders until I have a definite printing schedule. It’s so ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Noel News If you wish to find you must search. Rarely does a good idea interrupt you. JIM ROHN Welcome to our first newsletter of the year. It’s hard to believe the end of January is nearly upon us. It’s going to be a big year with elections in the United States and several other American countries, the United Kingdom and Indonesia, and legislated tax cuts to take effect in Australia on 1 July. They are truly a game changer. We’re probably only 15 months from another general election in Australia, so expect the May budget to be full of goodies. The trouble is goodies cost money, so as usual, the government will have a balancing act to deal with. I think there are reasons to be optimistic. Inflation appears to be getting under control in most developed nations, and it’s a reasonable bet that interest-rate rises in Australia are ...
Noel News A credit card is an anaesthetic which simply delays the pain. HELEN MASON Welcome to our last newsletter of 2023 It’s been another eventful year with no progress with the war in Ukraine and the unexpected attack by Hamas on Israel. I don’t think either of these battles will end soon. Next year’s presidential election in the United States will further complicate matters. The good news in Australia is that the interest rate cycle is getting very close to the top, with some economists even predicting a drop in rates within 18 months. I doubt that will happen, but I do think we won’t see many more rises. Keep in mind that the Albanese government is about 18 months from an election, so expect the May 2024 budget to have more sweeteners than nasties. The controversial topic is the personal tax cuts that have been legislated to take ...
Noel News – Special Christmas Bulletin Special Christmas Bulletin Home at last, after a whirlwind tour around the country, giving talks about downsizing and launching our new downsizing book. It was great to see so many of you who are subscribers, and to talk to people who brought older copies of my books to be signed and telling me that my books had changed their lives. This is basically a Christmas catalogue because I haven’t had time to do a newsletter in the last two weeks –I’ll certainly be doing a newsletter before Christmas because there is so much to talk about. When we think about Christmas, we think about Christmas gifts – and I can think of no better gift than a book that can change people’s lives. So, in this newsletter, I’ve got some suggestions for you plus another three books which are not mine, but which ...
eLanka Newsletter – 19th November 2023 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Hussey bullish on Australia’s World Cup chances – By Jonathan Healy Australia scamper into another World Cup final after South African scare. Indian juggernaut looms for Australia’s next challenge. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports editor). A seating zone in SCG to name after Sri Lankan star Chamari Athapaththu World records in cricket created by Sri Lanka – World Cup 2023 Understanding the impact of age on high blood pressure – By Dr harold Gunatillake The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2023-11-18 The history of the DSA group – freshmen of 1959 – By Sriyan Jayasekera Surprise Dinner to fete Sriyan Jayasekera convenor of the Class of 59 at S Thomas College Mount Lavinia in Sri Lanka, Circa 2002 for his ...
Nov 19, 2023
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Noel News “The unexpected blow lands heaviest.” SENECA Welcome to our October Newsletter We have just got home from London, so today’s newsletter will be mainly about travel. Our original plan for the trip started with a Qantas return flight from Brisbane to Los Angeles to visit the grandkids, but the travel agent pointed out it would be no dearer to continue to London from Los Angeles and then fly home with Emirates. It was too good to resist! There were some challenges, though. The first was travel insurance – once you turn 80 the options shrink. But I duly did my research – using Choice – and opted for Medibank. The process involved a simple phone call, and I did not get the usual message about “receiving an unusually high volume of calls” – their message was, ‘Your place in the queue is number two.’ I chose the basic policy because my main ...
Noel News Welcome to our September Newsletter It’s been another busy month and the good news is that the Reserve Bank did not increase interest rates at its monthly meeting on 5 September. I do think we’re getting near the top of the interest-rate cycle, but I can’t guarantee there will be no more rate rises. The problem is that so much inflation appears to be entrenched with big backlogs in the construction industry. Increasing rates won’t fix that. The estate planning book is moving along but taking longer than I thought due to the vast amount of research needed. I do thank you all for the fantastic anecdotes you have sent me. I’m now working through these and I think they’ll be of immense benefit to the readers of that book. We’re still hoping for release in time for Christmas. ...
