With the end of financial year approaching, here are a few last minute reminders which might jog your memory, and give you the chance to take action before its all too late on Monday 1st July. If you want any…
I am writing this article on our way to our happy place in the South Island of New Zealand. This must be our tenth or twelfth visit to this region, but it has been nearly three years since we have…
Once again the commentary around the findings of the Royal Commission Into Misconduct In The Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has been on my mind. Like most, I have watched, listened to and read mountains of information from a…
As we wait for Royal Commission into misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (to give it it's full title) to hand down its findings, I wanted to provide service for no fees, i.e. offer a viewpoint in…
As we wait for Royal Commission into misconduct in the Banking Superannuation and Financial Services industry (to give it it's full title) to hand down its findings, I wanted to provide some advice to dead people. Well, not really, I…
As the month of January draws to a close, the Christmas festivities fade in the memory, and the excesses of the season slowly work their way (too slowly!) off the waistline, I thought it opportune to write about setting goals,…
Well not always. Photo by Brendan Church on Unsplash When I was a student (back before electricity) we learned much about Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs as a mechanism to try to understand what makes people make decisions the way that they do. We…
A couple of weeks ago we ran out of water. Some of you may know that we live on a piece of paradise in the Southern Highlands which has only one disadvantage – no town water! Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash We…
We recently had the opportunity to meet with Bob and Carol, who came to see us to explore what their situation would look like if they were to sell their home and move into an independent living unit in a…
Josh and Katie have put their house on the market, not because they want to, but because they have to. They are moving in with Katie’s parents with their twin boys Jye and Jack and their dogs. It's going to be…