“At the end of the day, average people are going to be the ones; they are going to have to pay for all of this. Because they always, always do” ~ Mark Baum, played by Steve Carell in THE BIG SHORT. We still don’t get it. Did you see or read The Big Short? Great...
Another election, another upset, another realisation. The realisation is that the pre-election polls distracted everyone from what quiet Australians were thinking. They were out of touch and a significant distraction. So be careful when you hear the first promises the...
The Chinese-based Huawei Group seems to be conflicted. Despite being recognised as a world-leader in forth-coming 5G telecom technology, western countries are reticent to trust them to advise, build, and maintain their future data highways. Similarly, Robert Muller’s...
I’ve always left a case of beer out for our garbos each Christmas. However, this year they were not able to accept it. It’s ‘not part of council’s new code of conduct’. Really? I value the job done by our garbos in the early hours every Tuesday morning. Value was...
On Wednesday night a couple of weeks ago the latest round in the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) saga limped through parliament heading for who knows where. Due successful lobbying by financial institutions, plus noise from incumbent industry associations and funds,...
Spoke to a financial advisory firm last week who were very excited about their very own investment platform which they now intend to offer to their advice clients. The ownership of the platform is a couple of the original owners of the financial planning firm....
