[Originally published in the Herald - August 2025] Is Your Investment Strategy 'Age Appropriate'? The younger we start, the faster a little bit of money can grow. To take a little and make it greater, we need to understand the double-edged sword of ‘risk’. ‘Riskier’ investments or strategies can give you the edge, to avoid
We can all do better, if we start investing according to our age. Like teaching your kids about money though, it's easier said than done. 1. Engaging Kids in Investing: Fun vs. Tax Efficiency Let’s be honest: the easiest way to get kids excited about investing is to let them buy a slice of something they
Does our 'ism' impact our wealth? I used to love looking through these 'View-Finders'. 3D images of ET and Raiders of the Lost Ark, all while listening to the story on scratched record. Lost in the narrative, I forgot I was in my PJ's, sitting on my 1970's shag-carpeted bedroom. Our worldview can be just
Risk: What does it really mean, and how much should you take? Risk in Everyday Life vs. Investing Think about the fun, non-financial things you enjoy—fishing, mountain biking, or even crossing the road. Each carries a chance of disaster: a shark attack, a crash, or a rogue bus. Yet, if the odds of total loss
Investing is great - over time you'll sort out your retirement. With what you have left, there may even be a little something to leave the kids. That perspective is 100% valid, but for some, they in search of something bigger, something with purpose. This is where setting in motion a strategy of building intergenerational
In 2025 we might see the best investments returns ever. Then again, we may have a total shocker - you never can tell, because most things that dictate returns we can't control, and often the things we can control, we don't. Oh, but that's why it's so much fun! But welcome to '25. I'm
[Opinion] Consider which industry, organisation or commodity, has the most to lose should widespread adoption of Bitcoin occur. I prefer Colonel Mustard, in the Conservatory, with the Candlestick, over the the most obvious shadowy superpowers of centralised authority most likely to blame here, but.... Evidence is now abundantly clear that Bitcoin is more helpful for
Wise investing isn’t just about growing a pot of money, it’s about solving tomorrow’s needs, at today’s price. It’s about anticipating your future and making some tough choices now to avoid higher costs later. First-time home buyers often purchase ‘first homes’ for example. These are the affordable options that feel safer as a first step.
I dragged my eldest kid out fishing recently for some good ol' fashioned father son bonding time. There’s nowhere better to be than on the water. Of course he complained the entire time - bored out of his skull. It didn’t help that the fish weren’t biting, but come on kid, I’m trying to have
Success with property requires just 3 moves: Buy, Hold, and Sell. To help with these three moves, we need to study cause and effect within the economy. In other words, the more you can predict what influences inflation, the more you can understand the direction of interest rates, and therefore where property prices may be
