Paying for financial advice is like paying for electricity. Really? Yes, according to Alan Kohler, Editor-In-Chief at InvestSmart.com.au. Alan knows a thing or two about investing. His web page offers lots of investment options with a who’s who of experienced people...
My eldest daughter loved her first job. It was in our local video store during her last years at high school. Way back, she was always the one we had to drag out of the place by the collar of her Wiggles dressing gown every family video night. Her joy working there...
Is now the time to join the crowd shifting to industry funds? It depends on the value being sought. Value means different things to different people. Whether buying your morning coffee or another pigeon to your flock, we all value things differently. In many ways, the...
Remember how we used to buy memories? We’d buy some film for our camera. While we don’t buy film anymore, we still value memories. In fact, we value and share memories more than ever – about 300 million photos uploaded every day. That growth wasn’t anticipated,...
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...
Hello, I’m from ASIC and I’d like you to justify the advice fees you charge? Are you ready for this question? Reminds me of the gag about the tourist in Ireland who asks a local for directions to Dublin. The Irishman replies: “Well sir, if I were you, I wouldn’t start...
