In 2004, Michael Lewis wrote a fascinating book called Money Ball – which went on to become a major Hollywood movie starring Brad Pitt. The book tells the tale of Billy Bean, the manager of […]
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Category: General Wealth & Finance
Are you too cashed up?
Everybody loves that feeling of being ‘cashed up’ – you’ve just finished a huge job and a client has just squared their enormous bill, or you’ve had a windfall at two-up, maybe you’ve sold a […]
Mental Accounting – A Help or a Hinderance?
Do you feel differently about spending your tax return than you do about spending your paycheque? Have you got separate spending accounts and saving accounts? Do you have credit card debt, but also some money […]
Your Financial Services A-Team
Happy New Year all, I hope you all had a marvellous 2017, and are gearing up for an even better 2018! According to an SMH Article, around 50% of us made new years resolutions on […]
Ask Better Questions
Every year on August 2nd i call my father after i get home from work and wish him a happy birthday. We have a chat about his day, what he got up to, and then […]
Why I’m Always Crying Poor
A few years ago i went out boating on Sydney’s Middle Harbour with a work mate. On the way down to the boat ramp we pulled up at an ATM to grab some cash to […]
Saving vs Investing
When i look back on my financial education, i fondly recall the lengths Mum and Dad would go to to instil in me the importance of saving. They would send me off to school every […]
An interest free loan from the tax man
In the immortal words of George Harrison… “If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat If […]
Dissecting a P&L Statement
If you’re going to try to ‘go it alone’ and invest in direct shares, rather than opting for exposure to the stock market via managed funds then you have to know how to read a […]
Recommended Reading
Ever since i was a child i have stuffed my head with knowledge… some of it pretty useless (like the ability the remember the atomic weight of chlorine from my high school chemistry days – […]