Posts Tagged ‘#personalfinance’
How knowing what you don’t know can set you up for retirement success?
Money, dreams, aspirations and your NEXT chapter are at stake. It’s a BIG burden to bear… And when it comes to your money and funding your retirement, it’s a highly emotional topic. After all, you’ve worked for 30 plus years building your next egg. Your emotions are heightened as you approach your next major life…
Read MoreHow Tiger Woods can help you retire confidently?
Are you struggling to make financial decisions amongst the distractions and noise? The key to increasing your confidence and therefore retiring comfortably is decisive decision making. What we can learn from Tiger Woods to elevate your lifestyle in retirement… Tiger Woods, arguably one of the best golfers in the world. If not one of the…
Read MoreWhat an expensive watch can teach you about the dangers of emotional decision making?
Last week, the story which dominated the headlines and news channels was Christine Holgate, CEO of Australia Post. She rewarded seniors managers with watches. Not just any watches, but $5,000 Cartier watches. Not being a watch person I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a Seiko and a Cartier watch. It caused a…
Read MoreWhat does the budget mean for you?
With the impact of the COVID-19 on the economy, the federal government had no choice but throw the kitchen sink at pulling Australia out of recession. Having said that, we went into this recession in relatively good shape. The main theme, to get the Australian economy humming again in 2021. So, let’s look at what…
Read MoreEvidence Based Investing
The financial landscape is full of investment options. Around every corner, you’ll find a different approach. While many are full of marketing hype and that one person knows the future. There’s is undeniable evidence which has stood the test of time. Evidence-based investing. In it’s simplest form, it’s your asset allocation which drives your investment…
Read MoreHow to stop investment biases ruining your retirement?
Would you like a short-cut? To reduce the number of errors your mind has control over. The biggest risk to your retirement is not market movements nor inflation. We explored cognitive biases which affect your financial decisions in our previous post. You can read the post by clicking here>> Repurposing emotion for more favourable outcomes!…
Read MoreThe uncomfortable truth about your biases which will haunt you in retirement!
Are you uncertain about your retirement plans? Like most, COVID-19 has infected many retirement plans. No matter the amount of money you have, it’s affected, everyone. Whether it be the way you invest. The timing of your retirement. Or a complete rethink about the retirement you had planned. Even the assumptions you based your plan…
Read MoreDangers of Drifting vs Benefit of Decisions Towards Retirement
Hands down, the most asked questions are “how much money do I need for retirement?” and “will I be ok?”, normally code for will I run out of money in retirement. The simple answer, it depends… It depends on the retirement you have in mind. But, here’s the thing, many leave the planning till…
Read MoreTrends changing retirement planning forever!
COVID-19 disruption…a disruption that will change the way we live forever. It’s affected everything we do. From how we work, educate our kids and retirement planning to name a few. We were seeing these trends pick up pace before COVID-19 changed life the way we knew it. Forcing us into isolation. Forcing us to change…
Read MoreMountain in a Hurricane!
What’s one to do when the world we live in is turned upside down in a matter of weeks? Life as we know it has changed forever. Only a month ago, investment markets were at all-time highs. A few weeks later and COVID-19 has blown up investment markets. Retirement plans decimated. Investment portfolios hammered. The…
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