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Recently one of my nephews, who has taken a keen interest in property investment, asked: What’s the worst advice you’ve ever been given on real estate investing and what’s the best advice you could give me? The worst advice I explained that the worst real estate investment advice I was given was that property investment…
I’ve often said that any problem money can solve isn’t a problem – it’s just a question of how motivated you are to find the funds and get it sorted. But there are lots of things that money can’t buy, and when we’re so focused on those dollar signs we can find ourselves missing out…
We live in uncertain times. Just look at all the financial and economic challenges caused by inflation and the rising cost of living as well as relatively high interest rates; the social and political problems around the world. Amid all this, we must go about our business, our investing, and live our lives. And to…
Australia’s housing upswing continued through March with the national Home Value Index rising 0.6%, taking the current upswing in housing values through its 14th straight month of growth. Beneath this headline result, our housing markets have been fragmented with diverse performance around the country. While every capital city except Darwin (-0.2%) recorded a rise in…
It’s going to be a busy week for most of us – a short week at work and lots to organise. So to help kick your week off, here’s 10 inspirational quotes from some of the masters of investment, business and personal development. 1. “In expert tennis, 80% of the points are won, while in…
How do I invest? What approaches do I use and which strategies do I use? Those questions were recently put to me by a journalist wanting to write a feature article. He also asked what’s been the “secret” to my success in building a very substantial property portfolio and having succeeded through multiple property cycles….
There are 2,640 billionaires globally, with a total net worth of $12.2 trillion, according to the 37th annual Forbes list published in 2023. And Australia is home to 139 of them. The thing is, each of these billionaires – whether they rocketed to success due to property, the stock market, business or even mining -…
Some time ago I discovered the money secret that separates the wealthy and successful property investors from the average Australian. You see…I found out what the biggest obstacle was that stopped people from becoming wealthy. And I would like to share my findings with you today… For almost a quarter of a century, I have…
Sometimes good news is bad news. The good news about our unemployment figures and the number of new jobs created is, in some ways, bad news for those hoping for interest rates to drop. So what does the latest data mean for interest rates? How does the Reserve Bank even decide what to do with…
Do you think much about how you spend your time? Or does your day just seem to fly past filled with tasks and other people’s priorities? Controlled by others? I recently read an article by Sahil Bloom that discussed who we spend our time with over the course of our lives. The insights I got…
