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Newbie Investor Traps
Investing is a critical tool for wealth building, but many new investors often enter the market with enthusiasm and minimal knowledge. Coupled with snake oil salesmen on social media selling you their dogshit investment courses, this can lead to avoidable losses. These errors can be demoralising and hinder long-term success. Without a doubt most beginners…
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Poverty Killer
Can we eradicate poverty? Not manage it, not reduce it, but kill it off entirely. Charities, politicians and economists have worked on this for decades. Last year, a new answer emerged from US policy makers. One that shifted from welfare to ownership. Although not the first time it has been suggested, the “Trump Account” is…
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The Price of Ethical Super
The superannuation industry has recently been overrun with ads for “ethical” super funds. Appealing to Gen Z, who are far more eco conscious than their predecessors. These funds are often more about selling morality than they are about your retirement. These funds promise that your retirement nest egg will support a greener future. They also…
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Millenial Luxury
The Baby Boomers grew up in a world where luxuries were expensive. A meal out took up close to 7% of a baby boomer’s average weekly income. By the same measure, a coffee from a cafe would take up more than 1% of a Boomers weekly income. Preparing meals at home and making coffee yourself…
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The Burger That Ended an Empire
Around the world, a new McDonald’s opening barely earns a headline. Yet on January 31st 1990, when McDonald’s opened the first store in Moscow it was national news. Thousands lined the streets for not just a taste of a greasy burger, but the taste of capitalism. The journey to get there began twenty years earlier.…
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Blame Howard
At the end of the 1990s, Australian life was pretty damn good. Families had disposable income, groceries were cheap. We didn’t know it yet, but we were in the final moments of the Australian dream actually being attainable, with housing being accessible to all. All of that is now gone, in fact all the reality…
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Santa Rally
The festive season is officially here, and while families rush to find the perfect gift without breaking the budget, the stock market often gets overlooked. For those still keeping an eye on the markets, the atmosphere is filled with anticipation, as they sit on the edge of their seats, waiting. They wait all December, like…
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Mortgage freedom
In Australia, the standard mortgage term is thirty years, but the average time to pay it off is closer to twenty-eight years. As Australians are qualifying for mortgages later in life, this presents quite a unique challenge. No one wants to be still paying off their mortgage at sixty-five. As a result, many are eager…
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My book, Wealth Kingdom
Three years ago, I published my book, Wealth Kingdom. Whenever people learned about my work, they would flood me with questions about money, investing, and business. I never needed an excuse to talk about these topics for hours, but these conversations revealed something troubling. Most people were horrible with money. School had given them almost…
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Bunnings domination
With five hundred stores Bunnings absolutely dominates the DIY hardware market like no other company. They have conquered Australia’s home improvement sector, crushing all competition under their proverbial steel-cap boots. Now, as Bunnings expands into unexpected product ranges like pet care, many are wondering what their next move will be. The Bunnings story carries an…
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