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Online shopping is booming, but what are the risks of buying financial products online?
Little known fact: I was the first ever victim of internet credit card fraud in Australia! Okay, not the first. But it was last century, which made it pretty early … Read More Online shopping is booming, but what are the risks of buying financial products online?
Debt Man Newsletter #51 – Tis the season for navel gazing …
Debt Man #51 jan2013
How do you plan to keep a lid on your Christmas and holiday spending this year?
By selling my children. And maybe also a kidney. That will both keep a lid on spending, and raise some bucks at this most expensive time of year. Sure, saying … Read More How do you plan to keep a lid on your Christmas and holiday spending this year?
Debt Man Investment Newsletter #48 – October 2012
Newsletter #48
Should we write down every dollar we spend, or is doing this just a waste of time?
To answer this question requires some help from the divine wisdom of Yoda. “Waste of time, it is, if you already know where your money goes. Yessss, hmmm.” What the … Read More Should we write down every dollar we spend, or is doing this just a waste of time?
Should people hand back money they are wrongly given, and in your experience, do they?
Damnit. I know every time I answer one of these, my chances at wearing a halo get slimmer. My first money lesson was: “Find a penny, pick it up, then … Read More Should people hand back money they are wrongly given, and in your experience, do they?
How do you work out how much money you’ll need in retirement, and how do you plan for it?
“Price check, aisle four! Price on a medium-sized tropical island, 50-room palace, 100 staff, world-class golf course, an endless supply of Bollinger and Bintang, an airstrip and a dozen watercraft? … Read More How do you work out how much money you’ll need in retirement, and how do you plan for it?
Superannuation statements will soon start arriving in letterboxes. What things should you look for in them?
As inscribed on the cover of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, “DON’T PANIC!” I know superannuation seems a bit scary, perhaps pointless. But it’s compulsory and you’ll notice it’s … Read More Superannuation statements will soon start arriving in letterboxes. What things should you look for in them?
Risk reduction takes hold
PORTFOLIO POINT: The primary investment driver of SMSF trustees has changed. Has it taken hold of you? Some shifts in direction are subtle, like a cruise liner slowly changing its … Read More Risk reduction takes hold