Immerse yourself in the harsh yet magnificent landscape of the outback from the comfort of your cabin, and feel right at home in your own private oasis as you travel from Darwin to Adelaide with this once-in-a-lifetime expedition. The Ghan railway journey is one of the...
Nothing beats an Aussie summer, but one of the less desirable elements of the season is excessive ants. As the summer months approach, some creepy crawlies may start to take refuge in your home to escape the heat. The good news is, however, there are...
Many people can be very focused on repaying their home loan in full before they begin investing. They are so averse to debt that they cannot envisage doing anything else until their home loan is gone. However, often this isn’t the best approach to take. At some point,...
Twenty-three-year-old, Ashleigh Petrie nominated her mother as the sole beneficiary of her super.However, Ashleigh’s 63-year-old fiancé was successful in claiming her full super balance after she died in a car accident. Ashleigh was in a relationship with her fiancé, Rodney Higgins for only 7 months (living...
Term deposits rates have risen in line with interest rates. But don't discount bonds for longer-term outperformance. Persistently high inflation has forced the Reserve Bank of Australia and other central banks to rapidly raise official interest rates, which has flowed through to fixed income (bond) markets. The...
Thinking of canceling your landlord insurance policy? Read this first! There’s no denying that the cost of living is on the rise – groceries, petrol, utilities. The cost of managing your rental may also be increasing – with interest rates rising, escalating prices for goods and services...
If you ask 100 Australian investors which book got them into property, I reckon at least 70 would say Michael Yardney’s 'How To Grow A Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio – in your spare time'. In fact, I recently re-read it – but this time the updated 16th Anniversary...
When you’re travelling across the country in a caravan, fitting in a workout and maintaining a healthy diet can sometimes be tricky. Caravans usually have only a small kitchen and accessing a gym isn’t so easy when you’re regularly moving from town to town. But that...
Online scams have been around almost as long as the internet has existed. Almost everyone has received a suspicious email from someone claiming to be a foreign royal or asking for a dodgy-looking invoice to be paid. But as technology has advanced, so too has the complexity...
Investment property depreciation is a popular tax break (or tax loophole as some like to call it) legally available to property investors. Anyone who purchases a property for income-producing purposes is entitled to depreciate the building and the items within it against their tax-assessable income. Not only...
He is also an accomplished presenter and educator
Co-authoring the popular investment book, Property vs Shares.