These are interesting times. Interesting is probably an understatement, thanks to regulatory reform, ridiculous compliance guidelines, depleted advice talent, and increasing demands from teams and clients. Advisers don’t need more hassles – particularly...
I enjoy the New Philosopher. It is easy to read, provocative, and past editions are a reliable source when I need something to clear my head, which is getting more often. For instance, a recent article – The Courage to be Different – in Edition 38: Courage...
Brian “Digger” Booker taught me to fly. One cool Sunday morning, after landing VH-TUC at Camden airport, Digger asked me to pull over into one of the aircraft waiting bays just off the runway. He was getting out. He believed it was time for my first solo flight. What...
Know any Texans? If you have to think about it, the answer is probably no. These guys stand out. I’ve been there several times and have never met a timid one. In the early 1980s, I worked in a small Australian software firm founded by Bruce – a tall, lanky...
Seen the Red Bull ‘gives you wings’ ads? Whether you like the drink or not, Red Bull’s advertising clearly aims to inspire people to achieve more in their lives. A similar message for financial advice. ACHIEVE MORE Valuable advice provides clients...
Back in 1985, I thought I found the perfect niche. Cattle breeders embracing technology. I had their perfect ‘solution’ – basically, it was me providing a XT twin-floppy computer complete with green screen, 256Kb of memory, meagre software, on-site...
