Footrot Flats author Murray Ball made an impact in the childhood lives of many kids growing up in New Zealand (including myself). Farming was a foreign concept to me as a kid growing up in a 1980's sleepy seaside community. My Granny bought me the Footrot Flats comic books. My mind was blown by an
For some, it's easy to become excited about investing in commercial property. After all, it feels like that's what 'normal' property investors do when they 'grow up'. Less hassles from a tenant (as long as you have one), more certainty with cashflow, strong capital gains, and often far better tax treatment. What's not to like?
We've endured quantitative easing, tightening, loosening, accommodative, restrictive... Drop interest rates too far? Property prices and sharemarkets BOOM! Don't act fast enough, inflation kicks in...then interest rates,...BOOM! Markets collapse. Is this a sign of good stewardship, or this a sickness? We're at the knife-edge of the most anticipated market correction of all time. The only
Making pickles and investing is the same thing. I shall explain. When we work, we convert our ‘value’, into income. Investing preserves our value or our income earnt today, but didn’t spend, so that tomorrow’s world is taken care of. When we invest, we have to invest through a medium though, or conduit if you
Boobs, Tatas, Jugs, Cans, Knockers, Chesticles, Golden Globes. Whatever you call them, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and as a proud owner/operator of a pair, it’s an issue that’s both figuratively and literally close to my heart. This week I farewelled a good friend, who died of breast cancer aged 39. She was a
Now this one is a bit of a heavy one I must warn you. If you sense there’s more to understand around what’s happening in the world right now , and you can handle looking at something a bit scary for a bit, then watch out for what fear does to you. Don't let fear
