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What if the old saying was wrong? What if money can buy happiness and always has? There are some things we’re told all the way through life which just don’t make sense. Sayings that people love to recycle without ever really thinking about them. That ‘money can’t buy happiness’ is right up there on the… Read more »
We often look back at how much we earned in the previous year, but have you ever looked at how much time was taken away? If you don’t prioritise your time, you’re not paying enough attention to your most valuable asset. As financial advisers we often talk about the need to cover yourself for life’s… Read more »
Each week we ask a question to help you focus on an area of your finances that might need a closer look. As we wrap up the series for this year, we want you to ask: What’s one thing I can do to improve my finances next year? Working through our finances can feel daunting… Read more »
Each week we ask a question to help you focus on an area of your finances that might need a closer look. This week: What’s the best way to teach kids about money? One thing we definitely know about maximising your wealth: start as early as possible. Compounding is the key, so the sooner you… Read more »
If you’re sick of failing at reaching your financial goals, analysis paralysis could be the culprit. A quick decision is often better than no decision at all. It’s funny how an upcoming new year gets us thinking about the things we’d like to do better, and the goals we want to achieve in the next… Read more »
What does ‘enough money’ mean? In truth, there’s no magic number, but there are ways to tell if you have enough for you. Most Australians dream of being rich. To be so ‘well off’ that they don’t have to worry about money. They idolise celebrities who seemingly have it all. They try to keep up… Read more »
The transfer of intergenerational wealth in Australia looms as a significant opportunity with around $3.5 trillion expected to be passed down over the next 20 years. While this equates to an average inheritance of about $320,000, around 25 per cent of inheriting Aussies will receive more than $600,000 each. Receiving a sudden large sum of… Read more »
The share of total income collected by the top 1 per cent of Australia’s income earners has been trending upwards since the 1980s. It is now about 9 per cent of total income. How concerned should we be about this? To some extent it depends on fluidity of membership of the top 1 per cent… Read more »
Do you know if you’re on track for a comfy retirement? How much super should you have in your account already? And what should you do if there’s a gap (because trust me, there’s probably going to be a gap)? Not many 20-year-olds get their first job and think, “Yippee, I’m on my way to… Read more »
Becoming a master of delayed gratification means you can buy as many marshmallows as you want, forever. Delayed gratification is basically your ability to resist the allure of an instant reward and hold out for a potentially greater reward in the future. It was first explored in the famous 1972 Stanford marshmallow experiment by psychologist… Read more »
