Our instincts helped get us out of caves and into centrally heated homes – but can they help us become better traders? Imagine you are one of our primitive ancestors. The world is a frightening place. Virtually everything is bigger, faster, hairier, and stronger than you are. The only advantage that you have is your…
With property values rising for 15 months in a row and talk of interest rate cuts on the horizon, is the Australian property market gearing up for a new boom in property prices this year? Well, there are clues in the news as to what’s ahead, which I’m going to discuss in this month’s Big…
When you think about the word “free” what does it mean to you? For some people, it means the freedom to do whatever they want — whether that’s financial freedom or having no ties so you can travel the world. For others, “free” means something that costs you no money. But, of course, nothing in…
Tony Robbins, is a life coach and performance strategist. He says he is not a motivator. He’s been quoted as saying: “If all you do is motivate, without a strategy, it’s like a warm bath. It’s nice. It’s not enough.” Robbins prefers to think of himself as an inspirer, so here are some of his quotes…
You’d have to be living under a rock not to know that apartments have underperformed houses in the last decade or so, so today I explore the reasons behind this trend, its implications for investors, and what future trends we might anticipate with independent financial advisor, Stuart Wemyss. We also discuss what criteria you should…
What lies ahead for Australia in the next 10 years? Well, Simon Kuestenmacher highlighted a chart that is pivotal when forecasting the next ten years in Australia in his column in the New Daily. Its simplicity belies its significance in understanding our nation’s future housing demands and consumption shifts. It juxtaposed Australia’s current demographic profile…
To help you understand what’s ahead and if our property markets are going to keep rising or going to slow down or even go backward, as some property pessimists are still suggesting, in today’s episode I want to outline the dynamics and the economics of Australia’s property markets and what causes property values to increase…
Recently success coach and best selling author Robin Sharma shared 20 of his quotes for getting bold dreams and bright goals done. They came from his books, blogs and tweets. Here they are: 1. Dream Big. Start small. Act now. 2. Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results. 4. Education is inoculation against disruption. 5. A problem…
Most people have met “Ron” but probably don’t realise it. Ron is not some long-lost Great Uncle or even the person you always smile at at the local café but never got around to learning their name. No, that is because Ron is short for “Later Ron”, which is that old chestnut that’s also called…
Recently one of my nephews, who has suddenly taken an interest in the property, asked me: “You’ve been investing for a long time – If you could go back 40 or 50 years, what would you have liked to know then that would have made you do things differently?” Now that’s a great question, isn’t…