Who are you more like? Actor Rob Lowe, a pioneer of celebrity sex tapes? Or Pretty In Pink’s Molly Ringwald, who moved to France to marry a Frenchman? Both risks … Read More “”Risk and investing go hand in hand. How can people work out what sort of risks they are prepared to take in the pursuit of wealth?”

You want a tough couple of years? When Cold Chisel split – that was a tough decade for an 80s Australian teenager. The rough patch for managed funds only reflects … Read More “Managed funds have had a tough couple of years as global markets tumbled. Do they still have a place for investors, and what is it?”

Woo-hoo! The end of the “boost” portion of the first home buyers’ grants can’t come soon enough. Like the last mouthful of an unpleasant dinner when you know there’s a … Read More Government incentives for first home buyers will be watered down from the end of this month. What does it all mean for property investors?

Ford Prefect from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy said it best: “Don’t panic! Don’t panic!” Household debt levels tend to rise through your 20s and 30s – home, investment and … Read More “Interest rates are set to start rising, some say sooner rather than later. How should people respond to this?”

If you’ve ever been on one of those Hollywood-hippy, vitamin-enriched, strict fruit and vegetable juice diets, then you’ll know why Australia could do with a recession. For the rest of … Read More “Australia has so far avoided a recession. What does this mean, and does it really matter if we have a recession or not?”

Bah! Here we go again! People trying to make out that debt is either diseased, the devil, or a financial death sentence. Debt doesn’t cause cancer, it doesn’t wear Prada … Read More “Debt became a dirty word during the global financial crisis. What debts should people banish immediately, and should any debt be embraced?”