I have a question for you. Now, this will work best if you grab a piece of paper, and write out your answer. Here’s the question: Why is your money invested the way it is? Before you go on, write down your answer on that paper. I’ve had a blast with this question over…
When most think of wealth, they think about money. The thinking goes, the more money you have, the wealthier you are. But wealth is about much more than money. True wealth is measured by how much freedom that money buys and how much fulfillment you have in your life. Money can buy you freedom, permitting…
Recent data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals a 0.6% rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the December 2023 quarter, marking the slowest quarterly increase since March 2021. This brings the annual inflation rate down to 4.1% from 7.8% in 2022, hinting at a potential pause in the Reserve Bank of…
Do you feel rich? Well, the average Aussie says they’d need to earn a significant amount of money to feel rich, according to new research. A recent Finder’s survey revealed the average Australian wouldn’t consider themselves affluent until they were earning $345,819 per year. That’s almost 5 times greater than the average personal income of…
A few years ago, a friend of mine who happens to be a really well-known journalist had a conversation with a really well-known academic. Because the conversation was private, I’m not mentioning names. But I did want to share one fascinating part of their discussion. They were talking about cognitive biases A cognitive bias is…
According to A well-known study, conducted in 2013 by PEW Charitable Trusts, 70% of those born and raised in poverty, remain poor as adults. And this “cycle of poverty” continues generation after generation. Why? Inferior education, absentee parents, toxic stress, poor nutrition, few, if any mentors and a lack of opportunities are all blights inflicted upon…
The more you consume, the less content you are. If you don’t believe me, think back to the last time you ate just a bit too much of your favourite ice cream. For me, that’s Jeni’s salty caramel. There are few things in life better than that first spoonful. Except, that is, for the second bite,…
Do you remember playing pretend when you were little? Maybe you were a superhero, a dinosaur or a princess. It’s normal when you’re little, and it’s usually harmless. Most children know the difference between pretending to be a superhero and jumping off the roof thinking they can fly. But adults often forget. For instance, we…
I read somewhere that average Americans will spend more time planning their vacation to Disneyland than they will planning their financial future. I’m not sure that’s correct, but it wouldn’t surprise me. There are a number of reasons why we are hesitant to spend time planning for our financial future, but the biggest one is…
The surge in inflation coming out of the pandemic and its subsequent fall has been the dominant driver of investment markets over the last two years – first depressing shares and bonds in 2022 and then enabling them to rebound. But what’s driving the fall, what are the risks and what does it mean for…
