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.
Yes, the rich are getting richer. And the wealth gap is getting bigger. Australia has become a millionaire factory. The total number of millionaires in Australia rose 31% from 485,000 to 635,000 during the past year – the biggest rise in recent history. And these millionaires control $2.77 trillion in investable assets (up 37%). But…
As we move into 2022 — can you believe another year has passed so quickly — it’s a good time to sit back and look at how your money is working for you. How have you gone with your finances last year? Sure it was a strange year, but how are you doing financially? Did…
Put your hand up if you would like to be rich. Thought so. Now keep your hand up if you think that you can become rich? Not so many hands in the air. But those who agreed with both statements: congratulations. You’re halfway to becoming wealthy because you’ve got the right mindset, which is as…
I’ve often said that any problem money can solve isn’t a problem – and maybe this is true for business and investment matters. ‘ That said, there are still lots of things money can’t buy. You’ll never look back on your life and wish you’d spent more time at work, or reminisce about all the…
How was your year? What would you do differently? I have been reflecting on what I can change ready for this new year year and the most important words that came to mind were Gratitude and Privilege. I am grateful for all of the material things that I have, love, and deserve but more particularly…
There’s no right or wrong way to bring up your kids. I bet you’ve looked at some of your friend’s children and considered them spoilt brats. Well, research by Roy Morgan found children who have all the toys they want are more likely to grow up to want money, not happiness. The New Daily report the…
Do you play the lottery? Everyone knows the odds of winning the lottery are unlikely, but exactly how unlikely? First off, I am talking about the major lotteries here. Namely, The Powerball and Mega Millions. Heard of them? The odds are similar for winning both – around 1 in 176,000,000. Not too bad, right? Oh…
One of the biggest changes over the time I’ve been investing in property is the abundant availability of property research data. Today there’s a plethora of statistics offered about Australia’s property scene – median house prices by the year, the quarter, the month or day, median advertised rents, rental vacancy rates, auction clearance rates, days…
If you’re like most Australians, you have at least one credit card and one debit card in your wallet or on your smartphone. They may look alike – pieces of plastic with 16 numbers across them, expiration date, and a PIN code; but that’s where the similarity ends. Actually, they’re very different beasts. So how…
We live in uncertain times. Just look at all the financial and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the social problems around the world, and our increasing political uncertainty. Amid all this, we must go about our business, our investing, and live our lives. And to do that we must feel comfortable in our long-term…
