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We teach our kids how to behave in public, how to have manners and the importance of working hard at school. But why don’t more of us teach our kids how to invest? We spend our lives investing. We invest in our homes, in our businesses and in our relationships with others. Almost everything we…
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Today’s episode is a Q&A show. In fact, it’s the replay of a recent webinar where Ken Raiss, Brett Warren and I answered a wide range of questions asked by the participants. In this episode Ken Raiss, Brett Warren and I answer questions about the recent changes to the Tenancies Act in Victoria and explore…
Money. I write about it a lot, don’t I? Yet there are many things in life that are far more important than how much money you have or the size of your investment portfolio. Sure money is important in those areas of life where money is important, but it’s not at all important in those…
Let’s talk about some positive things you can do at present rather than worrying about COVID-19. So let me ask you….would you like some success tips? If so, why not ask successful people what they wished they’d been told when they were younger? That’s exactly what I did with these successful property professionals and here’s…
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When I need to be creative and write another article or blog I know I tend to grab a coffee and sit in front of my computer. But I just read that some people turn to beer instead. Why? Well, the infographic below by Ryoko Iwata on I Love Coffee explains the difference between beer…
While achieving financial freedom through property investing is very achievable for most Australians, it’s also quite an overwhelming task. You see, unlike buying a property to live in, the main reason for buying an investment property is to make money — to help you build a long-term “cash machine.” And the better you can nail…
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Today’s show is the second episode of my new weekly podcast with Simon Kuestenmacher. We’ll be talking about tribes. And let’s face it – we all belong to one. So, as a property investor, business owner, or entrepreneur, you really must understand how the various tribes think and what they want out of life. For…
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Each month I get together with leading financial commentator Pete Wargent, who brings decades of perspective to his views and we discuss the clues in the news as to what’s ahead, for our economy and property markets. Today we discuss the outlook for inflation and interest rates and what this means for our housing markets,…
Understanding the key demographic trends is essential for making informed investment and financial decisions as an investor, business owner, or entrepreneur. By examining these trends, we can better prepare for the future and capitalise on emerging opportunities. In the first episode of the Demographics Decoded Podcast, leading demographer Simon Kuestenmacher and I delved into some…
When it comes to investment, we’ve all heard about the concept of compound growth. It’s the powerful snowballing effect caused by growth upon growth. It’s the ability for money to grow in value by ever-increasing multiples of itself, which, over time continually gets larger and larger. Thanks to the power of compound interest, for example,…
