Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 4 December 2017 So, we now have a royal commission into the banking sector. A bloody big microscope is bound to find some really ugly stuff. Conflicts of interest, fee gouging, insurance scandals and rorts, conflicted remuneration. There’s plenty of rocks to peer under. The commissioner will no doubt […]
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 13 November 2017 Surveys, yardsticks and statistics – if you care about your own personal finance, these are usually a staple part of your information diet. Why? Because they allow you to judge your performance. Are you tracking ahead, or behind? Do you need to work/save harder? Is there something […]
Bruce Brammall, The West Australian, 30 October 2017 It can be a headache of super proportions. And once thought about is something too many banish from their minds. “What should I do to make my super really work for me?” In recent weeks, you have probably received your annual super fund statements. Most will […]
The stakes are high, the gearing a bit dizzy … it’s a love affair that keeps Australians smitten, even though so many are so bad at this game. Property is that lump of coal that so many of us try to squeeze into a diamond. Some do. Some don’t. Me? Property became an obsession […]
If you want to scare the crap out of yourself, just for fun, go google “mortgage stress”. I did. Turns out catastrophe is about a heart beat away. Apparently, we’re all going to die. If the Reserve Bank raises interest rates, like ever, Australian households will collapse like a “house of cards”. According to […]
With a world of investment opportunity out there … why would anyone focus their attention on interest rates on savings? Why? Sadly, because everyone still needs to hold cash. As a result, interest rates, as pitiful as they are, become important for at least a portion of anyone’s wealth. I emphasise “portion”. I’ll […]
Teeth will gnash and grind … but for many, this month marks the end of an era for superannuation. An era when super was simple and generous. And, possibly, the greatest tax dodge of all time. People had accounts with mega-millions in it. Individuals with more millions than you could fathom could ever be […]
There’s a fine line between pleasure and pain”. I’m tipping there are a few people surveying Perth’s property market feeling that at the moment. The following relates specifically to Perth, but can be applicable elsewhere. Is it in the bargain basement? Or the shitter? There is nothing pretty, or promising, about property prices […]
The last time a government tried to help young’uns to boost their super savings … well, it was the stupidest idea ever. In the 2008 Budget, Kevin Rudd gave us his First Home Saver’s Account. OMG. It was like a fart in an elevator. An immediate stinker. A Rudd thought-bubble that his Kitchen Cabinet […]
If you’re not in control of your credit card, you’re not really in control of your financial life. An over-the-top generalisation? Actually, it’s not. With countless thousands of hours talking one-on-one with people about their finances … I’m happy to say that is, sadly, too true. What most people […]
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