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A few years ago, a friend of mine who happens to be a really well-known journalist had a conversation with a really well-known academic. Because the conversation was private, I’m not mentioning names. But I did want to share one fascinating part of their discussion. They were talking about cognitive biases A cognitive bias is…
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…
Since the pandemic’s onset, finding a rental in Australia has become as challenging as snagging a seat at the AFL Grand Final. Rental availability has plunged by half, and rents in our capital cities have rocketed by a staggering 33% in just two years. Though the national vacancy rate nudged up slightly to 1.12% in…
The more you consume, the less content you are. If you don’t believe me, think back to the last time you ate just a bit too much of your favourite ice cream. For me, that’s Jeni’s salty caramel. There are few things in life better than that first spoonful. Except, that is, for the second bite,…
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…
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…
Homeownership is looking further out of reach for anyone without family wealth, as over the last few years property prices kept growing and wages fail to keep up. Over the last decade or so property prices keep growing and wages failed to keep up and over the last few years affordability seems to have decreased…
I read somewhere that average Americans will spend more time planning their vacation to Disneyland than they will planning their financial future. I’m not sure that’s correct, but it wouldn’t surprise me. There are a number of reasons why we are hesitant to spend time planning for our financial future, but the biggest one is…
The surge in inflation coming out of the pandemic and its subsequent fall has been the dominant driver of investment markets over the last two years – first depressing shares and bonds in 2022 and then enabling them to rebound. But what’s driving the fall, what are the risks and what does it mean for…
Mistakes can be hard to admit because in doing so we have to acknowledge that we’ve somehow veered off course, and sometimes that’s a daunting prospect. Where does that leave us? How long will it take to recover and get back on track? Although it might be confronting, mistakes associated with a property investment worth…
