I have a secret, I love mowing. Not the kind of mowing that involves the struggling to push the Victa zip-start, but the kind that involves sitting behind the wheel of something like this. Good thing I do, my mower…
Paul WrightNovember 10, 2014
I was talking to a friend the other day about her upcoming holiday. “We only booked economy, but we’re hoping for an upgrade” she said. Because the lady concerned is a good friend, and I didn’t want to offend or…
Paul WrightOctober 20, 2014
The worst storm for some time hit our place on the evening of 14th October 2014, with heavy rain, strong winds and just generally miserable conditions. It was cold also, the Blue Mountains experienced snow storms which cut the rail…
Paul WrightOctober 15, 2014
All of us in business know that it is an activity with an inflated level of risk. There are many external factors which can impact upon the performance of the business over which we have no control. I have written…
Paul WrightSeptember 29, 2014
A spectator or a competitor? “The road to financial success is lined by those who were always going to, but never did”. I love the Tour De France. Each July my bleary eyes pay tribute to long nights in front…
Paul WrightSeptember 12, 2014
For the first time that I can remember, the Australian Government has delivered a budget which pretty closely matched what they were saying in the lead up. This is a tough budget as budgets in the first year of a…
Paul WrightMay 14, 2014
In a recent post, I got fairly fired up about a 4 Corners episode which had explored the shortcomings of Commonwealth Financial planning and in particular one of its advisers. There had been little debate over the episode in any…
Paul WrightMay 7, 2014
This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Series. Read Part 2 here. I have been wondering for some time why so many people seem to fear obtaining financial advice. In Australia less than 20 per cent of people have…
Paul WrightJanuary 8, 2014