Ignore This At Your Loved Ones’ Peril
Australians are chronically underinsured! Most people insure their cars and homes, but don’t insure their most valuable asset… themselves and their ability to produce an income. Far more people lose their homes due to the main breadwinner being unable to earn an income (either because they die or are sick or injured for an extended […]
My favourite part of my job is opening people’s eyes to how the financial system is often taking them for a ride and then helping them do something about it! When it comes to people needing help with seeing the reality of the situation, the numbers are startling. Deloitte Access Economics and comparethemarket.com.au surveyed 3,000 […]
America recently celebrated Independence Day, the 4th of July, which celebrates the Continental Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies were no longer subject to the monarch of Britain and were now united, free, and independent states. My business, Wealth Train, is also independent. We don’t celebrate a national holiday about independent financial advice just […]
There are three huge mistakes so many Australians make when it comes to managing their financial futures… let’s run through them. FAILING TO PLAN Most people would be happy to pay less tax AND be able to retire earlier… yet most never get around to coming up with a plan to make it happen. As […]
In sporting terms, finding another gear means to suddenly achieve an extra burst of athletic performance. What if there was a way you could find another gear when it comes to your financial performance? There is! And funnily enough, it’s called gearing. Gearing is simply another term for borrowing to invest. We’re often led to […]
Prepare yourself for the End of Financial Year sales onslaught. This time of year will see us all bombarded with all manner of “sales” and “opportunities” and many will be very tempting. At the top of the list for many will be buying a new car, and that gives me an opportunity to share some […]
What did you get up to over the long weekend? For many, it’s a nice chance to have a short mid-year break, catch up with friends and family, and just enjoy one extra day off! Things like footy, work, family life, plans for the rest of the year, maybe even politics, would have been talked […]
As the old saying goes, “Life is what you make it”. And that is certainly true when it comes to money. I want you to take 5 minutes right now to think about what you want the rest of your life to look like… What would you like to achieve in the next 12 months? […]
I often have people come to see me who have a goal of saving or investing money for their kids. The reasons vary… sometimes it’s with a view to paying for their education, in other cases, it’s with a goal of helping kids buy a house in the future. Or it may just be to […]
I love teaching people how to make the most of the money they work hard for! Most of them are just like you… they’re on average incomes, they’re not looking to become multi-millionaires, they’re not looking for fame and fortune — they want financial security for themselves and their family and they want someone to […]