I have a lucky friend. Chances are you know him. He has written several New York Times best sellers. By any outward appearance, he has officially made it. I wanted to know what role he thought luck played in his career. Without batting an eye, he said: “Oh, luck has been everything. I can point…
A property’s rental yield is the amount of gross rental income that it attracts relative to its market value. In Australia, gross residential property rental yields typically fall between 2% and 5% annually. This yield can provide insights into a property’s fundamentals and therefore anticipated investment returns. What drives a property’s rental yield? Two primary…
If you’re considering investing in Brisbane’s property market but don’t know where to start or the best locations to look into, this blog will help. You see, after Sydney and Melbourne, Brisbane is clearly Australia’s third-biggest property market. And it’s no secret that Brisbane was one of the strongest property markets during the boom of…
Are you wanting to build a higher level of Wealth, but feel you are being held back? I know many people certainly feel that “if only” they were able to jump a pay grade and achieve a higher salary, it would be so much easier. In my experience, people seem to think that the most…
The topic of financial health is one that many Australians put off for another day. So much so that the number one financial regret of Australians is not prioritising their financial health earlier in life. Most Australians do not have much saved up for a rainy day. More than half of Australians (53%) have $5,000…
Moving to a new home can feel overwhelming. You look around at all your stuff and wonder – how am I going to fit it all? The stress rises as the move date gets closer. But moving also brings chances to start fresh. This is a great time to go through your things and let…
At the start of a new year, forecasters come out of hibernation with all of their predictions for what’s ahead of us. Property investors always want to know what’s going to happen in the future, but when you look at their predictions in the past, their track record leaves much to be desired. Should you…
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…
We are in new territory. This year our housing markets will perform very differently to 2023, which clearly was a very different year for property than 2022, which again was different from the previous couple of years when we experienced a property boom. I guess this means that almost every year we’re in new territory,…
Successful investors learn as much from their mistakes as they do from their successes, whereas the average Australian seems to make the same financial errors over and over again, and wonders why things don’t change. To help place you in that successful group, let’s have a look at nine of the most common financial mistakes…