What is the best super fund
Is there such a thing as the best Super fund? As you can imagine, I am always getting asked questions about Super. In this article I will answer one of the most frequently asked question about Super - what is the [...]
Investing for your children’s future – Part 2
In the last article I discussed three things that are important to do if you want to help your children out financially. As a reminder, they are spend less than you earn, be mortgage free and invest wisely. This article is [...]
Saving for your children’s future – Part 1
I mostly work with people that either have young children or are planning on having children shortly. Quite rightly, one of the main goals they have is to be able to save for their children’s future. For different people their motivation [...]
How you can make $300,000 an hour
Maximise your super - a simple guide This article is about how to maximise your super, in particular minimising fees and having the right investment option in your accumulation super fund. If you are 30, taking an hour or so to [...]
7 tips for living your best life
We all want to be living the best life we can. This week I read a book by Norman Lazarus titled The Lazarus Strategy: How to Age Well and Wisely. As a quick background, he is a healthy 84-year-old doctor, research [...]
Stop emotions controlling investments
People do some silly things with money, but most of them are driven by three emotions. Greed, ego and fear. While you can't eliminate your emotions, you can put in place things to mitigate their impact. Greed is responsible for people [...]
Six ways to get a positive money mindset
The importance of a positive money mindset As with the rest of your life, it is important to have a positive money mindset. It is important to visualise the life you want or the goals you want to achieve. If you [...]
Financial planning is about having the freedom to live life now
Financial planning is about more than money Financial planning, when done right, should give you the freedom to live the life you want. Recently, I started watching a show called Where the Wild Men Are. It is a BBC documentary hosted [...]
The four types of retirement planners
When it comes to retirement planning, there are four types of people. Use this guide to improve your life in retirement. Type 1 - No savings and no super The largest group are people that live week to week and give very [...]