Huge financial disasters, by their very nature, come from positions where the greatest risks are taken. Sometimes, this is simply rampant stupidity. When a big punt is made and caution … Read More Biggest risks can be in property
Tag Archives: Buying a home
Yes, you can have too much cash
Is it possible to hold too much cash? If that sounds crazy, like a trick question, that’s because it is. And, therefore, the answer is the opposite of what you … Read More Yes, you can have too much cash
Used wisely, debt can help to achieve great things
There is a group of people that, to the day I die, are going to confound me. But it’s mutual. I’ll never get them. And … Read More Used wisely, debt can help to achieve great things
Bargains you will come to love
Everyone loves a bargain. Something cheaper than it was a little while ago, or a bonus thrown into the purchase. End of year stocktake sales, flights outside of holiday peaks, … Read More Bargains you will come to love
Renting? Make sure you have the right insurance
Burglars are instant valuation experts. It’s in the job description. Within a few minutes, they need to make hundreds of lightning assessments about the value of your stuff and what … Read More Renting? Make sure you have the right insurance
Don’t panic about war talk
Forget the phoney election “class warfare” grabbing the headlines, with Billy claiming this and Malcolm claiming that. There’s a bigger, more important, war erupting. Generational warfare. An economic one. And … Read More Don’t panic about war talk
Reverse mortgages getting a bad rap
My hippy parents are annoyingly young. The sort of annoying that occasionally has them mistaken as my older brother/sister in public. By today’s standards, they had me before they were … Read More Reverse mortgages getting a bad rap