Jan 31, 2024
Investing is all about risk and reward. In endeavoring to build our wealth and gain choice in life, we take on risk with the expectation that we will be rewarded for taking on that degree of uncertainty.
The Oxford Dictionary defines risk as the “possibility of something bad happening at some time in the future”. As...
Jan 24, 2024
The starting point is to consider why you might choose to be a business owner. Certainly it's not the right option for a lot of people. There's risk, extra stress, and a requirement for a broad skill set. A great analogy I think is comparing a decathlete at the Olympics to an athlete in a single pursuit. A decathlete...
Jan 17, 2024
Most of us, when we start investing, will buy Australian shares. We typically gravitate towards businesses that we recognize, perhaps one of the miners, a bank, or a retailer that we walk past at the local shopping centre. Before long we stumble across exchange traded funds, and most people tend to gradually invest more...
Jan 10, 2024
Tax cuts are coming for anyone earning over $45,000 a year. For those earning between $120,000 and $200,000, the changes are particularly meaningful. This week I wanted to explore some strategy considerations you might wish to think about in the lead up to these very significant changes.
Jan 3, 2024
Given this week's episode is our first for the new year, I thought I'd take a look at the typical areas to focus on with reference to your stage of life. Now of course there's a wide range of normal, so feel free to adapt these thoughts to your own situation. Hopefully, they can help to give you some direction as you...