Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 15 September 2025 Sometimes, no matter how bad you want something, or how hard you work to get it, it’s just not going to happen for you. Sad, but life’s unfair like that. I wanted to play cricket for Australia. I put in the work. Until age 14. But got […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 1 September 2025 I spend a lot of time thinking about retirement. Though generally not mine. About those of others. That’s a big part of what financial advisers do. Helping clients to think about their retirements, visualise it financially and plan for it. When do I start planning for the […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 18 August 2025 Time to open the door of the moving vehicle that is superannuation and kick a fallacy out of it. “Balanced super funds are a good, safe, option that are suitable for most Australians.” Open door. Kick. Watch it roll off the side of the road. Keep driving. […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 4 August 2025 It’s a part-scary, part-liberating moment as a parent – DebtBoy finally got his licence last week. Third attempt. First time was Dad/equipment failure. My car. Brake light not working. He didn’t even get to take the handbrake off. I won’t live that down for decades. Second fail […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 21 July 2025 I’ve been forced to learn a lot about some topics in recent years that I really wish I hadn’t had to learn. Some I had to learn extremely quickly, arguably learning them too late through naivety. Some were sanity-saving, arguably even life-saving. Now, of course, I wish […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 7 July 2025 Sometimes I read something that so offends my sensibilities that I shake my head in disbelief. But some talentless financial scribblings can actually induce anger. Some things are published that are so stupid, they need to be refuted. One such piece on superannuation appeared in another media […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 23 June 2025 Steven Spielberg’s original Jaws movie was released 50 years ago last Saturday. Middle of a Northern Hemisphere summer. The movie scared the poop out of a generation of kids, and even more adults. Beaches emptied. Nearly made extinct a generation of the volunteer profession of surf lifesavers. […]

Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 12 May 2025 Everyone’s retirement priorities tend to evolve over time. But for some, the change comes with more of a bang. You can spend years, decades, even your whole working life, planning what your golden years would look like. And while life can throw curve balls at any stage, […]