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
Property investment is all about understanding the best strategies for you to achieve your financial goals and then researching the market for suitable properties to implement your strategy. But some investors get into trouble because they decide to go against their own due diligence or ignore their budget entirely. While the development of a sound…
Property values never drop! Or do they? I’d like to discuss an issue that regularly rears its head, especially in hot markets. It’s the unhelpful mindset that property never goes down in value. Now…property investment, done well, should be relatively boring, which might sound a little strange. But the point is that sophisticated investors develop…
There is no denying that superannuation is a super way to help create wealth for your retirement. But it also carries with it a significant amount of legislation to ensure that it is operating effectively for the majority of Australians and there aren’t any taxation loopholes that provide unfair advantage to the minority. From 1…
New superannuation rules are on their way and you could be penalised if you don’t understand them. That may seem harsh, but the Federal Government generally doesn’t muck around if someone breaks the law. And we all know that ignorance is no defence. The thing is there are significant changes to superannuation rules coming into…
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…
Do you know the difference between productive and unproductive debt? In my experience, too many people have too much unproductive debt, and not enough debt that actually works for them productively to increase their wealth over time. The debt equation I had a conversation with someone recently who was considering paying off their home loan…
Estate planning is different for everyone and especially in today’s modern environment of potentially blended families. So, with more people remarrying, it’s critical to prepare for the distribution of your wealth on your passing. While you are alive, the estate planning process allows you to manage and preserve your wealth for those you will one…
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…
Too many people consider life like a game of Monopoly. They think they can gamble on property, or the share market, without the right knowledge or advice. But unlike the famous board game, there is no miraculous pot of money in real life that we can dip into whenever we need it. Launching yourself into…
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