I Can Predict the Future… You Can Too!
You may never have realised it, but as you’ve gone through life you’ve been predicting the future along the way… and in many cases, you’ve probably been quite good at it. Think about it for a moment… When you choose to go out somewhere, you would normally be doing so because you’re predicting you’ll have […]
It’s the time of year when you’ll often see or hear parts of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and the story of his ghosts of Christmas past, present and future. It’s a story that could easily be adapted to your financial life, so let’s see how each of these “ghosts” can help you create a […]
Everyone knows about new year’s resolutions, you know… the resolutions everyone makes and hardly anyone keeps… studies put the number of those who keep their resolutions at around 8%! If you’re like most people, you probably had some nice ideas of what you’d like to do with money through 2019. Did you do what you hoped […]
There are lots of words associated with investing… diversification, time, growth, income, risk, etc. However, there’s one word that is the standout when it comes to getting results – FEES. The best way for most investors to maximise their returns over the long term lies in minimising fees. The fact is, the less you pay […]
As we get late into the year, we know Santa’s been busy in his workshop for months preparing for Christmas Eve. To do his job well he needs to be super organised! Perhaps we should all be a bit more like Santa when it comes to Christmas. For most of us mere mortals, Christmas is […]
It’s about now that we start to think, “where did the year go?”. Melbourne Cup is out of the way and shortly we’ll all be entering the countdown to Christmas. (Is it just me, or did the decorations start going up very, very early this year?) Now is a good time to reflect on your […]
In my years of experience of helping people with money, there is one big question that stands out as the one that people really want the answer to: How do I not run out of money? People don’t necessarily ask me that question in those exact words, but when you combine all their questions, they […]
Are you a retiree or nearing retirement? (You might also know someone in that boat who would benefit from reading this.) If so, you’ve spent your entire working life hoping to get to this point… the point in your life when you can afford to stop working. You may have a problem though, and you […]
We all grew up hearing the old saying, “Money doesn’t grow on trees”. What if I were to tell you that’s not true? As the great Warren Buffett has said, “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” Everyone starts with seeds. The seeds are dollars you […]
Imagine if making a whole lot more money was something you could do in your sleep! Would you be interested? I hope so… because as Warren Buffett has said, “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die.” You can achieve this by using 9.5% of […]