Turn on the news or scroll through your feed and you’ll see the same pattern playing out again. Confident forecasts, persuasive arguments, and a steady stream of opinions about where property markets, interest rates, and the economy are heading next. Some say prices will fall. Others insist we’re on the verge of the next upturn….
Australia seems obsessed with generational warfare. Baby boomers are accused of pulling up the ladder behind them. Millennials complain they’ve been locked out of the property market. Gen X feels forgotten. Gen Z believes they have inherited an impossible future. And politicians, commentators and social media influencers are only too happy to keep the argument…
I’d like to share with you some of my thoughts on risk, and how it relates to your investment success because I believe that what most of us have been taught about risk is wrong. In fact, it’s probably holding you back from obtaining real wealth. If you are like most investors, somewhere along the…
The Australian property market in 2026 has entered genuinely new territory, with a another rate rise from the Reserve Bank and the most significant tax changes to property investment in nearly three decades landing within weeks of each other. The three RBA rate rises this year delivered the shortest and shallowest rate-cutting cycle since inflation…
We live in uncertain times. Just look at all the financial, economic and political problems we are facing, as well as the social and political problems around the world. Amid all this, we must go about our business, our investing, and live our lives. And to do that we must feel comfortable with our long-term…
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What if you could sit down with someone who’s spent over 50 years investing, building wealth, making mistakes, and getting it right… and ask them what they wish they’d known about money from day one? Most people think building wealth is about finding the right investment or timing the market perfectly. But after more than…
There’s a troubling irony in the latest data on how Australians are feeling about their lives. We endured lockdowns, closed borders, business shutdowns, and genuine fear about a global pandemic, and apparently, we were happier then than we are right now. New research from the Australian National University found that life satisfaction has fallen to…
Australia has won the geographic lottery. Few nations have been blessed with such an extraordinary combination of advantages. We have abundant natural resources, vast agricultural capacity, world-class cities, strong institutions, proximity to Asia’s growing economies, and a stable political system that continues to attract global capital. For decades these advantages have generated enormous wealth. We’ve ridden…
Australia’s rental crisis is getting worse, inflation is proving stubborn, and auction markets are starting to tell us buyers are becoming more cautious. So what does that mean for property investors, homeowners and anyone trying to make sense of the market? My Housing Market’s latest rental report shows vacancy rates remain extremely tight across most…
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Most people have strong opinions about rich people. They think the wealthy are lucky. Or greedy. Or born into privilege. Or somehow wired differently. But here’s the problem….if you believe any of that, there’s a good chance you’ll never build real wealth yourself. Because those stories aren’t just wrong – they’re dangerous. Today, Tom Corley…
