“Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Financial advice is less about financial products and more about consequences, particularly significant consequences. Obviously, not all decisions have significant...
When’s the last time you paid a fair & reasonable price for something? This morning’s coffee? When you last filled your car? Your last holiday? Your special person’s Christmas present? Your donation to a bushfire cause? We make fair & reasonable decisions all...
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...
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...
Have you heard of FASEA? It’s the relatively new Financial Standards and Ethics Authority, established in April 2017, well before last year’s Banking Royal Commission, to set the education, training and ethical standards of licensed financial planners. It’s creating...