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Warren Buffet makes $1million bet. On what you may ask?

Warren Buffett is the second richest man in the world because of his extraordinary performance as an investor. In contrast to his skill and good fortune, he has been quoted many times that he believes most institutions and mum and dad investors are better off investing in low-cost index funds. In fact, he has instructed via his Will that his estate be invested into index funds for his beneficiaries, having said that, the bulk of his estate has been left to a charitable foundation, so the kids may only get $1 billion each. How will they ever survive? Anyway back to the bet.

The secret to financial fitness revealed

It’s often said that the secret of success in any endeavour is “stickability,” your capacity for staying committed to a goal. But success also depends on having goals you can stick with. Managing that tension is what an advisor does.

4 Perspectives – Market Volatility

Don’t Be Short Sighted The more often you update yourself

Is Technology the Investment Edge?

Digital innovation has democratised access to financial information to the point where anyone with a smartphone, a few apps and real-time news and data feeds can be like a pro trader. But who wants to do that? And do you need to?

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My Investments Rule

I admit it, I am hooked on My Kitchen Rules this season. Sad I know!

The Market is a ‘drunken psycho’: Warren Buffet Reveals his investing secrets

The world’s third richest man has revealed how he made his billions — and it’s not as complicated as you’d think.

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Making the Complex Simple

The one concept that will help you to feel better about your wealth.
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
Albert Einstein

Lessons from a Nobel Laureate

Recently Scott Alman, Paul Shepherd and I took the opportunity to travel to the USA, to attend, amongst other meetings, a global investment symposium in Austin, Texas. In attendance were a number of the leading independent advisory firms from around the world.

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Five Benefits of Asset Class Investing

As financial advisers, we take on many roles in our clients’ lives, such as; Strategic Planners, Coaches, Trusted Advisers, Counsellors and of course Investment Advisers. In this article, I wanted to highlight the benefits of the outstanding academic investment philosophy we deliver to you.

A Good Start in Life

Over the years we have attended many local schools and presented financial seminars to Year 11 students on the fundamentals of managing money. What really amazed me was the reaction we would receive when handing out the following projection showing them the benefits if they were to start saving earlier in life. Silence would usually descend on the classroom and amazement as to how someone could put less away over a shorter time period and have more money in the future, as opposed to someone who has saved more over a longer term.

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