I love trekking. I used to regard anyone walking with poles as a tad too keen. Now I’m one of those pole people. It is not just the poles. I’m discovering all sorts of great, weird stuff. For instance, I don’t know what it is, but I find the combination of conversing...
I love the bush. I reckon it has something to do with my four grandparents being raised in NSW’s central west. It never ceases to amaze me how much I enjoy touring on unmarked open country roads with windows down and the elements whooshing in. Even when...
Know any life and personal insurance agents? My first training workshop was full of them. That was November 1989 at Greenmount Resort, Coolangatta. My “Agent as a Business Person” workshop aimed to assist attendees with the opportunities created by the...
“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 bank is exiting wealth. Saying his objectives are all about simplification, NAB CEO Andrew Thorburn used unsurprisingly similar language to ANZ’s CEO Shane Elliott nearly two years prior when he too concluded that they really did not understand advice...
Tell me if this ‘mutually beneficial relationship’ sounds familiar: You have a new relationship with an accounting firm with great prospects. With five partners, a good name, and a similar culture to yours, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t provide wealth advice to...
