Some lessons become dated as the world changes, while others become more valuable with time. After more than 50 years of investing, building businesses and helping people create wealth, I’ve learned that lasting success usually comes back to a relatively small number of principles. They influence how you think, the people you surround yourself with,…
What if the biggest risk to your wealth isn’t choosing the wrong property, paying a little too much, taking out the wrong loan, or even buying at the wrong stage of the property cycle? What if the biggest risk is something you haven’t even considered yet? I’ve been investing for more than 50 years, and…
While many Australians are keen to invest in property to secure their financial future, the statistics clearly show that most investors fail to achieve their goals. More than half of those who buy an investment property sell up in the first 5 years and only around 20,000 investors have joined the 1% club who own…
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Right now, there are two types of property investors in Australia. Those who bought before 7:30pm on the 12th of May 2026, and those who bought after it. And depending on which camp you’re in, the entire economics of your next move just changed. If you already own an established investment property, you’re sitting on…
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What if the decisions that make you feel safest as a property investor are actually the ones most likely to cost you a fortune? Waiting for interest rates to settle sounds sensible. Keeping your money in cash feels secure. Avoiding investment debt appears responsible, while buying in the same locations everyone else is talking about…
Have you noticed how worry never fixes anything? Yet, worry is a feeling that many of us are all too familiar with. It can range from a mild sense of unease to all-consuming anxiety, and it can feel like an unavoidable part of life. But have you ever stopped to think about what exactly worry…
I hear it constantly from investors right now – “I’ll wait until things settle down.” And I understand why. There’s a lot going on. They’re worried about tax changes, the direction of interest rates, political uncertainty, geopolitical unrest, stubborn cost-of-living pressures, and the mixed messages they’re hearing about the Australian economy. Every day there seems…
By almost every traditional measure, Australians should be happier than previous generations. We are wealthier. We live longer. Our homes are larger and more comfortable, and we have access to healthcare, technology, entertainment, education and travel that our grandparents could barely have imagined. We carry devices in our pockets that give us instant access to…
If your dog could whisper in your ear, I bet they’d say: “You’ve been doing life the hard way – let me show you how we dogs do it.” That’s certainly been the case for me. Our miniature schnauzer Lincoln has taught me more about living fully, loving deeply, and leading wisely than many business…
If a picture paints a thousand words, then this collection of charts should do a pretty good job of painting the landscape as it affects our economy and our property markets. Each month the RBA summarises macroeconomic and financial market trends in Australia by providing a detailed chart pack. World Economy Australia’s economy doesn’t operate in…
