Why hard times are good for business
I write a lot about the cycles of investment and the importance of playing the long game.
Short-term thinking is what kills a lot of investors and stops people from ever becoming financially successful.
And toug…
It’s not all about finance – why giving back is good for the soul
Now you probably think that’s a weird topic for a mortgage broker to write about.
The truth of the matter is, in the grand scheme of things, life is much more than our careers.
Sure, it’s also about saving a dep…
Why your wealth must be insured
I want you to picture a big suitcase stuffed with $929,000 in cash. It’s all yours. That’s your wealth.
Now, I want you to imagine that suitcase is tied to a very thin piece of string, suspended high in the air, da…
Why everyone needs to take a chill pill
You know the market has turned when you start seeing headlines with words like “bust”, “crunch” and “plunge” in the headlines.
It was only 18 months ago when the words “boom”, “record highs” and “peak” were much mo…
Keeping the KIPPERS at bay
They may be both the light of your life and your legacy, but today’s kids include a whole new demographic subset that’s having a significant impact on how parental property owners and pending retirees are seeing out t…
What we can learn from Australia’s richest people
It seems like Australia’s billionaires are getting richer while the rest of us struggle with record-low wage growth.
The recently released AFR Rich 200 list gives us some insight into what’s happening to the fortu…
Plastic is not fantastic – here’s how to ditch it
Like your first kiss; car, job, love and heartbreak, chances are you’ll never forget your very first credit card.
Not because of the dizzying high it gave, the sage wisdom it instilled or the thrilling sense of acc…
Why you should be wary of one stop shops
Most people struggle to fit everything in to the time we have available to us each day.
In fact, there are plenty of inventions that have promised to give us more time with our families by automating or s…