There’s no better time than the present to get your personal finance in order.
Building wealth certainly doesn’t happen overnight and as much as property investment is key, this all begins with how you manage your money.
These articles offer the best advice from finance industry experts so you can learn how to benefit from long-term monetary strategies.
Confidence bounces, but … Consumer confidence rose +1.2 percent last week to 93.5, according to ANZ-Roy Morgan, a 13-week high. However, confidence levels remain well below the monthly average since 1990 of 112.6, and even still a reading of 93.5 is equivalent to what Australia experienced through the financial crisis. Source: ANZ-Roy Morgan On March…
The Australian government’s response to the coronavirus crisis is to be, on the whole, applauded. They quickly prioritised the health of our nation and prevented the spread of the early outbreak. Terms such as ‘flatten the curve’ and ‘social distancing’ – phrases that barely existed just months prior – became part of the national vernacular….
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Have you ever suffered from buyer’s remorse? You’re not alone. At and point in our lives most of us have regretted a purchase. You know… that impulse purchase, or buying something online when you’re bored and stuck at home because of Covid19 But it’s not necessarily your fault. After all, we’re constantly bombarded with advertisements…
Want more money? If you respect money and play the game of money by knowing the rules, you will see a world of abundant money and will make money work for you. So let me share 18 little money rules form one of my favourite columnists – Morgan Housel Emotions can override any level of intelligence….
I started 2018 with almost no investment knowledge. Most of what I knew, I’d gleaned from an old Simpsons cartoon – “buy low, sell high. That’s my motto!” After realizing that I couldn’t just rely on my pension, I read a few books and started an RRSP. I learned about ETFs and index funds. Then…
Could there be a link between running in the rain and becoming successful in life? Probably not directly, but it is a habit I have chosen to adopt. One of my favourite sayings is “Go the extra mile, it is never crowded”. I grew up playing Aussie Rules Football and played with some of the…
It’s the dirty little secret your financial planner is hoping you never discover. They’ll very rarely recommend property as an investment option – and there’s a really big reason why. It seems completely crazy, right? And despite all the fuss brought up a few years ago in the Royal Commission into Banking and Finance exposing…
Money isn’t important! REEALLY? I mean, really? On my Facebook page recently we had a top discussion about the meaning of money and how to shift your mindset. One chap piped up to say: “I hate money. I never have enough of it. I’m sick of trying to get it to stretch. If it wasn’t…
Bank customers struggling financially due to COVID-19 have been given a lifeline over the last few months and have been able to defer their loan repayments. Australian Banking Association (ABA) chief executive Anna Bligh said more than 800,000 people had deferred repayments during the coronavirus pandemic leading to concerns about an “economic cliff” in September…
Have you ever noticed how good we are at doing what doesn’t work? For some (OK, for me), it’s with our diet. For others, it’s relationships. For many Australians, it’s how they handle their finances. It’s interesting how otherwise intelligent people behave so foolishly and keep on doing what hasn’t worked for years. It’s like…
