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.
Believe it or not…being wealthy is a choice. I’m not sure when I first really understood this, but when I got” it, it made a big difference to me. I probably read it first in a Robert Kiyosaki book. However, I do remember thinking – “That can’t be true. It’s not that simple. You can’t…
In 5 years of studying rich people, I found they use a daily tool that never occurs to most of us We’ve all heard about to-do lists. The best to-do lists incorporate daily activities that help move you forward in life towards accomplishing your goals. But to-do lists alone will not make you a success….
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…
Many people don’t like to save for the future because they think it’s painful. Saving means they have to do without. Conversely, spending today is fun and enjoyable. Buying a new gadget, a new pair of shoes, dinner at a fancy restaurant, some wine (well, I regard wine as more of an investment). These things…
Have you ever met a tradesman that has many unfinished projects at home? They have all the knowledge, experience, and tools to do this work themselves but fail to do so. Isn’t it ironic how these tradesmen will make improvements to a customer’s home but not their own? Why is it they put their customers…
The goal for most investors is to accumulate enough wealth so your investment assets generate sufficient passive income to meet living expenses. If this happens, it is no longer necessary for you to work for an income and you then have complete discretion over what you do with your time. Wouldn’t that be wonderful! However,…
What has been the single greatest obstacle stopping you from becoming financially free? Why do I ask? Well…last week at a private client function I was conducting I had the good fortune to have conversations with a number of our Wealth Retreat graduates. I was talking with them about their experiences since attending our 5-day…
This statement contradicts just about every evolutionary instinct we possess. We tend to seek out safety and avoid risk whenever possible. A classic example has to be the instinct that (still) tells us we are safer staying with the group. If members of the herd stray, they are easier for predators to pick off. Staying…
The Reserve Bank has released its March 2021 credit and charge card data, revealing Australians knocked $7.5 million off debt accruing interest on personal credit cards in March. The debt decrease comes off the back of an $18.4 million increase the month prior. Despite cardholders wiping $6.96 billion off personal credit card debt accruing interest…
No one ever sets up a business with the intention to fail. Rather, entrepreneurial types are motivated by a multitude of factors such as personal drive and ambition or a desire to work for themselves or to create a particular product or service. Sometimes it’s as simple as wanting to be in charge of our…
