Avoid The Christmas Crunch
We’re about to enter the most wonderful time of the year! It’s a time of year when we usually have lots of fun, but also feel quite a bit of pressure. We all want to provide the best Christmas for our loved ones. We splurge, we impulse buy, we buy little extras here and there […]
Get out of a Fat Cat Super Fund and stop being taken for a very expensive ride! Stockspot has released its annual Fat Cat Funds Report analysing the best and worst Australian super funds. The 2018 Report compared 500 superannuation multi-asset fund options from Australia’s largest 100 super funds to assess how they performed after […]
I was watching a re-run of Jerry Maguire the other day and the ‘Help me help you’ scene reminded me a lot of my job. You might remember the scene where Jerry is pleading with Rod: “I’m out here for you! You don’t know what it’s like to be me out here for you. It […]
Given we’re seeing both property and shares dropping in value at the moment, it seems a good time to write this. Most of us think investing is something we should do but with so much information out there, it becomes overwhelming. Just the word ‘investing’ is enough to scare many people! Investing seems complicated, hard […]
How much does your loyalty cost you? Keep reading to see how it may be costing you the equivalent of free cars for life. Loyalty is defined as a strong feeling of support or allegiance. Undoubtedly, there are people in your lives who you are loyal to and who are loyal to you. Loyalty is […]
I wanted to share with you an example of how INDEPENDENT financial advice is changing lives in Orange. Names and other identifying details have been changed for obvious reasons, and figures have been rounded to make them easier to read. Colin and Jenny are aged in their late 50s. They have been married for 25 […]
Your 20s were for having fun and growing up. Your 30s were when life got serious – getting married, buying a house and starting a family. Your 40s are like the climate change debate… a period where talk is cheap, time slips by, and before you know it, it’s too late and the damage is […]
Last week I wrote to you about getting rich slowly. This week I want to show you how you can use a simple savings strategy to make it a reality. Here’s the thing… as humans we don’t like change and we don’t like to give things up. Therefore, when it comes to saving money it’s […]
Do you dream of being a millionaire? All you need is $10 a day! Imagine having $50,000 a year that you could rely on each and every year without having to work! That’s what happens when you’re a millionaire… it would be nice wouldn’t it? So… let’s make it a reality!! If you’re under 50 […]
Can you answer these questions? What interest rate are you paying on your mortgage? What fees are you paying on your mortgage? What admin fees are you paying on your super? What investment fees are you paying on your super? If you’re paying for financial advice, how much does it cost you each year? […]