Let me ask you something that most people avoid thinking about. If the next 20 years of your life look almost identical to the last 20, would that genuinely excite you? Or would it quietly disappoint you? Most of the successful investors and business owners I speak with aren’t struggling. In fact, they’re doing very…
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Everyone wants to pay less tax. But the real question isn’t just how to save tax this year. It’s about how to structure your wealth so you can grow it, protect it, and eventually pass it on without creating unnecessary tax burdens, risks, or family chaos. In today’s Wealth Retreat Conversations episode, the series we’re…
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? Let me ask you a question… With the benefit of hindsight and knowing what you know now if you had the opportunity to do so, would you have bought an investment property 46 years ago? I bet your answer would be yes realising that the median property price…
Here’s the uncomfortable truth many Australians are starting to realise – you can work harder than ever, do everything “right”, yet still fall behind financially. It’s not due to buying too many lattes or smashed avocado sandwiches, and it’s certainly not due to a lack of ambition. It’s because the rules of money quietly changed…
There’s a growing imbalance in Australia that many investors are yet to fully appreciate. We tend to focus on the usual levers such as interest rates, credit availability, or migration policy, yet a more subtle force is gathering momentum in the background, one that will influence wages, inflation, and property markets for years to come….
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Most property investors think success comes down to buying the right property at the right price. But the truth is… the real difference between successful investors and those who struggle has very little to do with the property itself. It comes down to strategy. Because the investors who build long-term wealth don’t just buy property – they build a…
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You’ve probably noticed that some property markets surge ahead while others seem to tread water… even when the broader economic conditions are the same. It’s easy to blame interest rates, government policy, or media sentiment, but those factors only tell part of the story. The real drivers sit underneath all of that, and they’re far more predictable if you know where to look. In today’s Wealth Retreat Conversations episode, I want to give you a taste of the type of thinking and insights you’ll experience at Wealth Retreat, where leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher will be joining us…
One thing I’ve noticed speaking with many property investors is… While on the one hand, a small group has done very well over the last few years, initially spurred on by the recent once-in-a-generation property boom in 2020 – 21 and then by the strong housing markets of 2023-25 and this was despite the property…
Prices are up again. Headlines scream “new record highs.” Homeowners quietly smile. Renters quietly seethe. And somewhere in the background, a much bigger question gets ignored: As a nation, how expensive do we actually want housing to be? This is the uncomfortable conundrum that leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher, my co-host of the Demographics Decoded podcast,…
“Am I doing OK financially?” It’s the question so many Australians quietly ask themselves. But few dare to say out loud. Whether you’re just starting out, deep in your wealth-building years, or nearing retirement, it’s natural to wonder: “How do I stack up?” Well, let’s find out. Drawing on fresh data from the ABS, ATO,…
