Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 13 February, 2023 Debt Man “When two nerds go to war, a point is all that they can score.” With due apologies to Frankie Goes … Read More NERDS GO TO WAR… But biggest losers will be anyone with a mortgage
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Sweats and Frets – Should market chaos push back your retirement
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 14 November, 2022When markets behave badly – and it hasn’t been much fun in the sandpit this year – there are three broad reactions. The … Read More Sweats and Frets – Should market chaos push back your retirement
Headgames cost – Learnt behaviours can lead to money mistakes
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 31 October, 2022 “Get out of the way!” It was a thundering command, usually delivered to my brother or me, as we were in the … Read More Headgames cost – Learnt behaviours can lead to money mistakes
Winners & Losers – But they’re not equal when Reserve hikes rates
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 12 September, 2022 Life would be so much easier if interest rates were a zero-sum game. Number of winners equals number of losers. Every dollar … Read More Winners & Losers – But they’re not equal when Reserve hikes rates
Slow and steady – The road to riches is paved in potholes
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 29 August, 2022 It should be one of life’s great, memorable, moments. That second where you make the decision to become an investor. It signals … Read More Slow and steady – The road to riches is paved in potholes
Prepare for tough times ahead of us
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 1 August, 2022 When multiple once-in-a-lifetime or once-in-a-generation “epic events” start happening each year, the terms start to lose some impact, yes? Figuratively, we’ve been … Read More Prepare for tough times ahead of us
Mr Worry or Mr Buffett?
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 18 July, 2022 I love when you can actually hear the cogs slowly turning and whirring in someone’s mind. Then … click! The switch flicks … Read More Mr Worry or Mr Buffett?
Riding out the super storm
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 20 June, 2022 “Nowhere to run. Nowhere to hide.” The epitaph on super’s grave in 2021-22. All fund members limped to the finish line. Some … Read More Riding out the super storm
It’s time to go full Jerry on your bank
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 6 June, 2022 Loyalty. A quality most agree is admirable. Something that, given over long periods, should be rewarded. A loyal person deserves to feel … Read More It’s time to go full Jerry on your bank
We were warned but we still weren’t prepared for 2022
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 23 May, 2022 At any given moment, some investors are normally happy and celebrating with a full glass of their own cleverness. There’s usually a … Read More We were warned but we still weren’t prepared for 2022