Curiosity May Cost You a Finger, But Ignorance Can Make You Poor Fixating on your footsteps as you behold the wonder of being able to walk up and down stairs, can cause you to trip. Second guessing what you instinctively know to be true can destroy even deeply held confidence. On the other hand, falling
When you "invest" in a bond, you're effectively becoming a lender. You part with a sum of money with the expectation that you'll get it back in the future, along with interest. When you lend to the government by buying bonds, you're essentially lending to an entity considered risk-free. A Bitcoin bond, where 80% goes
At 5:30pm on a Friday night, I wanted to chip in for a friend’s birthday present. I couldn’t – the bank was offline. Most of the banks were offline. I dug a little deeper, discovered banks, airports, and other essential services were offline. Is THIS, the end of the world? I better change my underwear,
August is Money Month in New Zealand, and it's the perfect time to focus on activities that can enhance your financial security not just for the month, but for the rest of your life. Here are three essential actions to consider: Work Hard, Work Smart, Stay Open-Minded: Strive to earn as much as you can
I met recently with Rishab Sethi from the NZ Super Fund. Rishab is the Chair of the Investment Committee and a Director in the External Investments and Partnerships team. I wanted to understand a little about their strategy, their performance, and their views on being the first sovereign wealth fund to adopt Bitcoin. To frame
With the recent [first step] in an approval of the Ethereum Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the crypto community is again abuzz with speculation (although it is rather subdued this time around). The big question on everyone's mind: will it be as successful as the Bitcoin ETF? Bitcoin, often seen as digital gold, is primarily meant
Warning: Most of this post contains an investment strategy with a high probability of failure. Considering the spectrum between 'safe' and 'volatile' in terms of expected outcomes, this one's off the charts. It's not investment advice, or even a good idea. Investments, whether in property, shares, or crypto, follow cycles, and occasionally, someone claims to
If you’re prepping for, building up, coming in for a landing or even already there – you need to keep an open mind. How open? Somewhere in between concrete conviction, and a mind so open everything falls out. If you want more, do more. If you want different –think different. If things have become hard
I know a lot of people in 'building mode' want to make the best use of what they have – Is this you? Are you trying to get some income ready for when you’re not working any more? If so, be prepared for a couple steps forward, and the odd step back too.
In a world where we're often told what to do and what to accept as normal, it's easy to fall into the trap of aiming for "good enough." Take passive index-fund investing for example. I do a bit of this myself. We're told through not-so-subtle marketing, that the 'data says'. The data says it's impossible
