Most Australians are losing
$5,000+ a year*
to invisible financial leaks.

It's not your spending. It's cash in the wrong account, super fees you've never checked, and a mortgage rate your bank hopes you'll never compare.

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2025–26 ATO tax brackets (Stage 3), $30k concessional cap, $54,435 HECS threshold, Age Pension means testing, MLS at $97k/$194k, SAPTO, LITO, and franking credits — all cross-referenced.

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Four money leaks hiding in your tax, super, and mortgage

These aren't tips from a blog post. They're specific dollar amounts calculated from your actual numbers against current ATO and APRA rules.

The Lazy Tax

Cash sitting idle

$50k sitting in a Big Four transaction account at 1.0% while your mortgage charges 6.5% costs you $3,250 a year in lost offset interest — compounding daily.

~$3,250/yr wasted1

The Super Fee Gap

Duplicate accounts + high fees

The average retail fund charges 1.4% in fees. The best industry funds charge 0.6%. That 0.8% gap, compounded on a $110k balance over 30 years, costs $137,000 in lost retirement savings.

$137,000 lost over 30 years2

The Mortgage Loyalty Tax

Your bank's quiet surcharge

Your bank's average variable rate is 6.27%. The best available rate is 5.99%. On a $500k loan, that "loyalty" costs $1,400 a year — $42,000 over a 30-year term.

~$1,400/yr overpaid3

The Tax Cap Gap

Unused salary sacrifice room

The ATO's concessional cap is $30,000/yr, taxed at 15% inside super. At $90k income, your employer contributes $10,800 in SG — leaving $19,200 in unused cap. Sacrificing even $5,000 of that saves $750 in tax.

$750–$4,500/yr unclaimed4

All figures derived from ATO, APRA, and RBA published thresholds (FY 2025–26). See footnotes for sources. AssetGuide checks 41 rules across tax, super, debt, and housing — against your actual numbers.

How it works

Three steps. No spreadsheets. No financial jargon.

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Answer a few questions

Your salary, super balance, and any debts. You can skip anything you don't know.

2

We cross-reference the rules

41 rules checked: Stage 3 tax brackets, $30k concessional cap, 5-year carry-forward, HECS rates, MLS, LITO, SAPTO, Age Pension means tests, FHSS, stamp duty (all 8 states) — cross-referenced against your profile.

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See your exact number

The specific dollar amount you're losing — with step-by-step actions to fix each one. No vague tips.

No other Australian tool connects your tax brackets, super, HECS, mortgage, and pension in a single model.

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"Priya", 29, earns $98k

Fictional example · Renting in Melbourne · $38k HECS debt · Saving for a house deposit

AssetGuide flagged these for her profile:

$1,575/yr tax saving from salary sacrifice — her $98k puts her in the 30% bracket4, but super contributions are taxed at just 15%. This saving recurs every year she contributes.

MLS alert — earning $98k without hospital cover triggers a $970/yr surcharge5. Basic cover from ~$900/yr eliminates it (net saving: ~$70/yr)

HECS insight — she's making $1,200/yr in voluntary repayments, but indexation is capped at 3.2%6 while a HISA earns 5%+. Redirecting that cash grows her deposit faster.

FHSS strategy — the First Home Super Saver scheme7 lets her save for a deposit inside super at 15% tax. A temporary boost, not a recurring saving — but it could accelerate her timeline by ~8 months.

Recurring annual saving

$1,645/yr

Projected super impact over 38 years8

+$155,000

The $1,575/yr salary sacrifice saving compounds inside super at 7.2% nominal return. The MLS and HECS items improve cash flow but don't compound the same way.

Fictional profile for illustration only. Individual results depend on your income, super balance, debts, and goals. Not personal financial advice.

What you'll see

Your year-by-year financial projection — with every Australian rule built in.

Example data only — not representative of any real person.

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Net worth

$2.84M

↑ on track

Retire at

Age 55

8 years away

Retirement income

$94k/yr

ASFA comfortable ✓

Money leaks found

$14,340/yr

3 actions available

Net Worth — Age 47 to 75
Current Optimised
$2M $3M $4M $5M HECS free Retire Super opens Age Pension +$1.07M 47 51 55 59 63 67 71 75
Salary sacrifice $8,500/yr → save $2,040 tax
Move $65k to offset → save $3,185/yr
Consolidate 2 super funds → save $943/yr
$4,668$0
Average annual financial planning fee9 vs. AssetGuide during beta
9 in 1010
Australians have never used a financial adviser. AssetGuide exists because $4,668/yr shouldn't be the price of knowing your own numbers.
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Australian tax, super, and pension rules checked automatically

Some of the leaks we check

41 rules across tax, super, debt, housing, and retirement — calculated in dollars, not percentages.

Leak What's happening Annual cost
Idle Cash
Cash · Offset

Money sitting in a transaction account instead of an offset or HISA — earning nothing while your mortgage compounds

$3,250–$5,0001
Super Fee Drag
Super · Fees

Wrong fund, duplicate accounts, or unused concessional cap headroom eroding your balance

$137k over 30yr2
MLS Trap
Tax · Health

Earning over $97,000 (single) or $194,000 (family) without private hospital cover triggers a 1.0%–1.5% surcharge on top of the 2% Medicare Levy

$970–$2,2655
Mortgage Loyalty Tax
Mortgage · Rate

Your bank charges existing customers more than new ones. Switching or renegotiating closes the gap

$1,400/yr avg3
HECS Repayment
Debt · Strategy

HECS indexation is capped at WPI (3.2% in 2025). If your savings earn more than 3.2%, voluntary repayments destroy value — that money works harder elsewhere

Varies6
Duplicate Insurance
Insurance · Super

Multiple super funds often means duplicate life and TPD insurance — paying twice for the same cover

$500–$1,500
Concessional Cap Gap
Super · Tax

The $30,000 concessional cap lets you redirect pre-tax income into super at 15% instead of your marginal rate (30%–45%). Unused portions carry forward up to 5 years

$750–$4,5004

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1 Idle cash: $50k at spread between average home loan rate (6.5%, RBA Lending Indicators F5) and Big Four base savings rate (1.0%, Canstar). Offset account equivalence assumes daily balance reduction.

2 Super fee drag: APRA MySuper Product Heatmap (2024). Retail fund average 1.4% vs low-cost industry benchmark 0.6%. Compounded over 30 years on median super balance by age (APRA Statistics).

3 Mortgage loyalty premium: RBA Housing Lending Rates (F6 table). Average existing customer variable rate 6.27% vs best-in-market 5.99% (Canstar, March 2025). Based on $500k loan.

4 Concessional cap: ATO, Superannuation contributions caps (2025–26). Cap is $30,000. SG rate is 12%. Tax saving = amount sacrificed × (marginal rate − 15%). Carry-forward: ATO, unused concessional contributions (requires TSB under $500,000, up to 5 years).

5 Medicare Levy Surcharge: ATO, MLS income thresholds (2024–25). Singles: $97,001+. Families: $194,001+. Tier 1 rate: 1.0%.

6 HECS-HELP indexation: ATO, Study and training support loans (2025). Indexation capped at lower of CPI and WPI (3.2% applied June 2025).

7 First Home Super Saver Scheme: ATO, FHSS (2025–26). Annual voluntary contribution cap: $15,000. Lifetime cap: $50,000. Contributions taxed at 15% inside super.

8 Compounding: $1,575/yr salary sacrifice tax saving retained inside super at 7.2% nominal return (ASX 200 long-run average) for 38 years (age 29 to 67). FV of annuity = $1,575 × ((1.07238 − 1) / 0.072) ≈ $155,000. Does not include MLS or HECS items, which are cash flow improvements that don't compound the same way.

9 Average financial advice fee: Adviser Ratings Australian Financial Advice Landscape (2024). Median ongoing annual fee for advised clients.

10 Financial adviser usage: ASIC, Financial Advice: What Consumers Really Think (2019, updated 2022). Approximately 10–12% of Australians currently use a financial adviser.

* How we estimate $5,000+/yr: This is a composite of three independently documented leaks affecting most working Australians with a mortgage and super: (1) super fee drag ~$2,500/yr (Productivity Commission, Superannuation: Assessing Efficiency and Competitiveness, 2018 — finding that a 0.5% fee difference costs a typical worker ~$100,000 by retirement); (2) mortgage loyalty premium ~$1,600/yr (RBA, Housing Lending Rates table F6 — spread between existing and new customer rates on a $500k loan); (3) unused concessional super cap ~$1,500/yr (ATO, 2025–26 — tax saving from salary sacrifice at 30% marginal vs 15% contributions rate). Individual results vary — your actual number could be higher or lower. AssetGuide provides general information based on current Australian tax law, not personal financial advice.