What has been the single greatest obstacle stopping you from becoming financially free? Why do I ask? Well… at the end of last year at a private client function I had the good fortune to have conversations with a number of our Wealth Retreat graduates. I was talking with them about their experiences since attending…
I like to think that I am mostly an optimistic person. I tend to believe things will work out. Impartial scientific analysis of the world over the last 5,000 years tends to support this thesis. I also believe that to be a good investor you have to be optimistic – you have to have an…
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Over the past year we’ve been told affordability would cap prices, that demand would fade, that higher costs of living would finally slow housing down. And yet, here we are – national home prices finishing the year almost 10 per cent higher, with some capital cities recording extraordinary double-digit growth. So what really happened? In…
Australia is standing at a demographic and economic fork in the road. Over the next decade, millions of baby boomers – the post-war generation born between 1946 and 1964 – will leave the workforce. We’re not just talking about a few quiet retirements and goodbye morning teas. What’s unfolding is an unprecedented exit of skill,…
To help you in making this a great year, I’d like to share with you the importance of having a growth mindset. I want you to think back…way back in time. Go back to the days when you were a child. You there? Now, I want you to think about what you didn’t know as…
About this time each year it’s customary for those of us in the property industry to peer into the future in an attempt to predict what’s ahead for our housing markets. While making such forecasts is not an exact science, I can safely make five predictions I am certain will be true for 2026. 1….
When it comes to happiness, some things will make people happier than others. The same is true for success, which is unique to every individual. Some people will define success through business acumen and achievement, while others search for satisfying relationships on their path to a successful life. Likewise, happiness can be derived from a…
Did you catch the first 2 parts of these amazing money lessons from Morgan Housel, author of the Psychology of Money, whose blogs regularly appear on the Collaborative Fund? If not, please read them here: Part 1 Part 2 And today, we continue further with another 13 lessons from this inspirational author. 1. A good…
Did you catch yesterday’s blog with 13 amazing money lessons from Morgan Housel author of the Psychology of Money and whose blogs regularly appear on the Collaborative Fund. If not, please read it here. And today I hope you enjoy a further 13 lessons from this inspirational author, who I believe in time will be…
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The world’s changing faster than ever, isn’t it? Technology, AI, shifting markets, changing values – sometimes it feels like we can’t keep up. But in a world that never stops changing… there are still some things that never change. And when it comes to building wealth through property, understanding what doesn’t change might be even…
