06 Nov 2013 – Expect All Those Financial Predictions To Be Wrong
This time of the year usually brings a great assortment of financial predictions for the year ahead. And here’s the reality – most of them will be wrong. To be fair, I will give ...
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06 Nov Real Estate Still Unaffordable According To Ratings Agency
Only a few weeks into the New Year and we’ve got our first report declaring Australian housing the least affordable in the world. This time the source is credit ratings agency Fitch. T...
06 Nov Bonds And Rising Rates
There’s been a lot of froth over the last few months about moving back in to shares – as usual it’s after the market has climbed roughly 20%! The suggestion is investors will now be moving their mon...
06 Nov Consider More Comprehensive Retirement Planning
No matter the country, the surveys continue to say the same thing – baby boomers are ill prepared for retirement. Recent research in Australia, the USA, UK and Canada all show a retirement crisis ahead. ...
06 Nov The Best Investment?
At one time or another we’ve all been mental mathematicians. Usually it’s when we have to justify something to ourselves on nothing else but face value. Ask any financial adviser...
06 Nov Cynic’s Guide To Financial Talking Heads
Ever wondered about the business and economic talking heads speaking in the newspaper or on TV? Speaking with great authority, they’re very opinionated on what’s ahead. Their job title and who they’re working f...
06 Nov What You Can Control – Part 2
Last week I outlined the first two key areas investors should focus on when investing – planning (with a goal in mind) and diversification. This week I’ll highlight the final three; these are areas invest...
06 Nov And Don’t Forget Financial Education
I’ve been in the financial and investment industry for 12 years. In every one of those years, a group of investors somewhere in Australia has found themselves ripped off, scammed or exposed to some dodgy or dub...
06 Nov Behind The Buy/Sell Urge
“Salt, Sugar, Fat,” a book by journalist Michael Moss gained attention on its recent release with the revelation food companies purposely engineer their products to make them irresistible. You won’t...
06 Nov Proposed Superannuation Reform Overview
After all the talk, we finally got a look at the latest round of superannuation reforms. While investors are interested in the changes, it’s worth remembering they aren’t law yet and the legislation still has to be passed in...