At barbecues, I often get asked about the latest hot stock pick, or what I think about this bank or that mining company as an investment. Aside from not viewing my works as merely being about investments, the truth is…
adminFebruary 26, 2019
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…
adminJanuary 30, 2019
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,…
adminJanuary 30, 2019
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…
adminOctober 4, 2018
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…
adminSeptember 26, 2018
Most days, I go for a walk along Wollongong's Blue Mile around lunchtime. As well as taking time out of the office to reset (which we might talk about in a future article), it also gives me pause to reflect…
adminSeptember 11, 2018
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…
adminAugust 28, 2018
In many service-based businesses, in the trades, in the professions, or in any business where the labour of a human is involved in the delivery of the service, there is often the notion that the person delivering the service is…
adminAugust 22, 2018
"What do you know?" I hear you say, "You don't know anything about my business." This is true of course, I don't know your business, but nearly every business that I have heard of or had anything to do with…
adminJuly 31, 2018