If you're saving for your first home or even trying to pay down a home loan, you already know how quickly money can disappear. Keeping on top of savings while the cost-of-living continues to spiral can sometimes feel like you’re trying to fill a bathtub...
When you’re faced with a decision, do you trust your feelings or do you look at the situation objectively, making a careful list of pros and cons? Emotions exert a strong influence on our decisions, so it’s important to have a bit of balance between...
How do you feel when you enter your front door? Is your home a welcoming sanctuary or just a place to store your stuff and lay your head? If it’s more the latter, there are heaps of things you can do to make your home...
‘Rentvesting’ promises a foot on the property ladder, but watch your step. As home ownership moves further out of reach for many Australians, “rentvesting” is being touted as a lifesaver. Rentvesting is the practice of renting one property to live in yourself, while simultaneously purchasing an investment...
If you’ve ever had a job in Australia, even short-term, your employer probably paid money into a super fund for you. This money is yours – even if you’ve moved, changed names, stopped using your old phone or email, or never signed up for an account. To...
Staying the course is sage advice for long-term investors anxious about market volatility — and for good reason By looking at how markets have performed over time, we can put current events into context and appreciate the benefits of a long-term and well diversified investing strategy. The...
The only constant in life is change, which is why life insurance is designed to be flexible. Here are five ways to review your cover to make sure it always suits your needs, plus the questions you should be asking yourself every 12 to 18...
In life, many of us are totally at ease and comfortable talking to our family and friends about many topics. However, for whatever reason, there are certain subjects that we’re either reluctant or feel uneasy to discuss openly – typically they are love and relationships,...
Life just seems to get ever busier as the years roll by and our most precious commodity is often our time. We could all do with a few more hours in the day and technology continues to play a vital role in bringing efficiencies into...
We spend around a third of our lives working so it makes sense to aspire to a job you enjoy, but that can take some effort and planning. There is a saying “do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life”. Which...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.