No matter how successful one is, everyone needs a little motivation from others – even Richard Branson. To find his inspiration for happiness, Richard Branson reflects on these quotes from some of the world’s most inspirational people. I hope you find them just as inspiring: 1. “Happiness is not a goal… it’s a by-product of…
Successful investors learn as much from their mistakes as they do from their successes, whereas the average Australian seems to make the same financial errors over and over again, and wonders why things don’t change. To help place you in that successful group, let’s have a look at nine of the most common financial mistakes…
What’s really happening with mortgage stress? Remember all those predictions of a mortgage cliff and lots of distressed selling? There is no doubt that rising interest rates and inflation have created a substantial squeeze on households with mortgages, nudging many to recalibrate their budgets. Yet despite rising interest rates over the last couple of years,…
As we get older we get wiser. Well..at least that’s the idea, isn’t it? Here’s a great list I found on Twitter. I wish I was smart enough to have come up with this great list I found on Twitter from Vala Afshar As I got older I realised these 33 things: Lost money can…
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Today I want to share some top wealth-creating insights that Brett Warren and I gained at Wealth Retreat. This is Australia’s number one learning and networking event for already successful property investors, businesspeople, and entrepreneurs, which we held on the Gold Coast in April last year. As I spoke to many of the attendees from…
As Australia’s population ticked rolled over to the 27-million mark last week, a milestone we’ve hit a staggering 30 years ahead of schedule, the ramifications for our housing, infrastructure, and urban planning are profound. The Treasury’s Intergenerational Report of 2002 had us pegged at a more modest 23.4 million by now; however, we’re not just…
I was recently asked to distil my property investment philosophy into a few simple rules. Now that’s a big ask… Distil all the mistakes I’ve made and seen others make, as well as all the lessons I’ve learned and those of the many successes investors I’ve worked with into a view of simple rules. Anyway…here’s…
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Now here’s a question for you – what sort of returns can you expect from your property investments over the next decade? In today’s episode, independent financial advisor Stuart Wemyss provides an insightful exploration into what you can expect in the coming years. Unpacking the Next Decade of Property Investment Returns With a deep dive…
A person on the average annual wage of $73,000 will get a tax cut of more than $1500 a year under Labor’s revamped tax policy – more than double the cut they’d have received under the Coalition’s legislated stage 3 plan. In the government’s dramatic recalibration of stage 3, the proposed tax cut for those…
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Maybe you’re too biased to become a successful property investor. What do I mean by that? Well…did you know that we can sometimes be our own worst enemy as property investors? It’s not because of the decisions we make, the opportunities we consider, or the investments we miss out on, but rather, it’s due to…
