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Australia is entering the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in its history, yet many families are preparing for it with little more than a signed will and a vague promise that everything will work itself out. And that is a risky assumption because wealth rarely moves neatly from one generation to the next, particularly when the…
Over the years I have seen many people think about getting rich, proclaiming affirmations, visualizing and meditating yet they don’t get rich. Let’s be realistic… to get ahead in the real world you have to take action. Why is it that most people don’t take action? Sometimes it is a lack of knowledge, but more…
Everyone says they want housing to be more affordable. Politicians campaign on it, journalists write about it, and young Australians desperately need it. But after watching our housing markets for over five decades, I’ve come to believe that most of the people saying it don’t actually mean it – at least not when they understand…
My favourite financial author is Morgan Housel. Here are nine of his best quotes for financial success: 1. More people wake up every morning wanting to solve problems than wake up looking to cause harm. But people who cause harm get the most attention. So slow progress amid a drumbeat of bad news is the…
Have you noticed that Australians seem to have become a little more short-tempered lately? You see it in the supermarket queue when someone takes their frustration out on a teenager behind the checkout. You hear about parents abusing teachers, nurses dealing with aggressive patients and relatives, and even junior football umpires needing escorts to protect…
Let me share something interesting with you. Roughly 70% of the people you run into in life are pessimistic. Only about 30% are genuinely optimistic. Now think about that for a moment. If most people tend to expect things to go wrong, to focus on the risks, the obstacles, the “what if it doesn’t work”……
It’s important to have rich children. There I said it. Now, before you tell me there are more important things in life, let me clarify what I mean. Rich children grow into adults who are wealthy, yes, but they’re also resilient, curious, independent and compassionate. In my mind, “being rich” is about wealth in all…
Australians are regularly told that inflation is running at a certain annual rate, yet many households look at their mortgage payments, rent, electricity bills, council rates, and insurance premiums and wonder whose cost of living the official figures really measure. Their experience feels very different because the headline Consumer Price Index is an average across…
Cotality’s national Home Value Index fell 0.9% in August, marking a fifth consecutive month of decline and taking national home values 3.6% below the market peak recorded in March. The downturn is becoming more widespread, with 93% of capital city suburbs recording a value decline through winter. Every month, investors, homeowners, and would-be buyers turn…
Australia’s government debt has passed $1 trillion for the first time, and the sheer size of that figure naturally attracts some alarming headlines. As a trillion dollars is so far beyond the amounts we deal with in everyday life, it is difficult to understand what it actually represents, let alone decide whether we should be…
