SMARTPHONES SEEM TO RULE OUR LIVES, IT'S BECOME ALMOST INSTINCTUAL TO REACH FOR OUR DEVICES AS SOON AS WE WAKE UP. BUT HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED HOW STARTING YOUR DAY WITH A FLOOD OF NOTIFICATIONS CAN LEAVE YOU FEELING STRESSED AND DISCONNECTED? Waking up to your...
At a time when affordability issues make headlines every day, Australians are feeling the pinch, and properties are both low in supply and high in price; many fingers are pointed at property investors. The problem is many believe that so-called ‘greedy property investors’ are to blame...
Understanding how your super works and ensuring you get the most from your fund are essential to achieve the retirement lifestyle you envision. Three things to consider when switching your super The superannuation guarantee is a percentage of your income put aside by your employer over your...
Global equities ETFs attracted the highest investor cash inflows once again in February. Here's how investors invested. Investors added another $1.72 billion into Australian-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) in February, bringing total ETF inflows over the first two months of 2024 to $3.5 billion. February ETFs data...
This won't save you from having to read your insurer's terms, but hopefully it sheds more light than that legal babble usually does...
I love ice cream. It is one of my greatest weaknesses. I like lots of flavours but my all-time favourite is mint choc chip. If there is mint chocolate chip ice cream in the house I can hear it calling my name, constantly! You know I can remember taking...
MILK IS A NUTRITIONAL SUPERSTAR ON ITS OWN, BUT WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU THAT WITH JUST A FEW SMALL ADDITIONS, YOU COULD TURN YOUR GLASS OF MILK INTO A TRUE NUTRITIONAL POWERHOUSE? One of the staples of the perfect diet is milk. Milk is often...
PASTA IS LIKE A DELICIOUS HUG ON A PLATE THAT PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ENJOY. BUT SOMETIMES, WE HEAR THAT PASTA ISN'T GOOD FOR US. WE WONDER, IS PASTA REALLY BAD, OR ARE WE JUST NOT EATING IT THE RIGHT WAY? Pasta is a type...
If one of your goals is to buy your own home, then 2024 might just be your lucky year. It will see the launch of the Federal Government’s exciting new Help To Buy scheme. Over the next four years, this initiative aims to help up to 40,000 low-...
The regulator has become concerned over unscrupulous promoters. There are many good reasons to set up a self-managed super fund (SMSF), but getting early access to your super is not one of them. The Australian Tax Office has become concerned at unscrupulous promoters claiming that you can...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.