Where do the wealthy live around the world? Let’s look at the world’s top 20 wealthiest cities ranked by High-Net-Worth Individual (HNWI): # City/Area Country HNWIs (USD 1m+) 10-years HNWI growth Centi-millionaires (USD 100m+) Billionaires (USD 1bn+) 1 New York City USA 340000 40 724 58 2 Tokyo Japan 290300 -5 250 14 3 The…
Today’s show is aimed at helping you become a better investor, entrepreneur, or business person with the help of the wealth lessons in Morgan Housel’s book, The Psychology of Money. Rather than property or finance strategies, Housel’s book is about the principles of behavioural finance. Understanding the effects of psychology on investors and financial markets…
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…
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…
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…
