Ken is director of Metropole Wealth Advisory and gives independent expert advice for high net worth individuals and their families, professionals and business owners. He is passionate about property investing and small business and shares his wealth of experience in his blogs. View his articles
Who does not love their children? We often quickly think of passing our assets to our kids on death. But do we really know who will actually receive them? This is a modern day conundrum. We don’t know when we are going to die, and as such, do not know our children’s circumstances at…
I’ve had conversations with plenty of discouraged folks who are in their 50s (or even older) and they’re wondering how they’re going to survive in their retirement. They start to question if it’s too late to invest in property. Is there ever a time when you’re just too old? In general my response would be…
The end of the financial year has now come and gone but investors still need to plan for the year ahead. Some investors look forward to this, while others try to ignore it for as long as possible. Why is that? In my experience, those investors who file their tax returns sooner rather than later…
Is successful property investing an art or a science? Albert Einstein once said, “COMPOUND INTEREST IS THE EIGHTH wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t… pays it.” If we accept the above, then the longer we hold a property investment the more likely we are to make a gain….
It’s no secret that housing affordability has been dominating the headlines for the past year or two. But there is plenty of misinformation out there. This is especially the case for property investment, which seems to be taking the blame for the recent strong price growth in Sydney and parts of Melbourne. Both sides…
Superannuation is one of the most effective wealth creation tools in Australia today. The taxation benefits of voluntary contributions into your superannuation are well-known, as is the ability to access your super funds (via a self-managed super fund) to invest in property. Unfortunately, however, there are simple mistakes that people regularly make which means their…
Do you want more control over your superannuation? Well, the ability to control your investment decisions and costs has resulted in more Australians choosing to set up a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF). Another motivation is the ability to borrow in an SMSF for assets such as residential property, with the option of buying a commercial…
Australia is becoming a more litigious society with more people considering suing and more lawyers opting to take on their cases for no upfront fee. While the number of law suits in Australia is growing, we’re still a fair way from the situation in the USA, where people have a 33 per cent change of…
While there are some valid concerns about housing affordability in Sydney and Melbourne, it has never been easy to buy your first home. In fact, over the decades, there have been various financial initiatives for first homebuyers in recognition of that very fact. Housing affordability facts If we’re talking about housing affordability generally, in many…
The past century has probably not seen a sharper mind than Albert Einstein. And, if I know anything, it’s that smart men and women are often good role models to follow. Albert Einstein, for example, is credited to have called compounding as the most powerful force in the universe, in fact the eighth wonder of…
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