Good painters don’t paint on top of previously painted, cracked, chipped, well-worn exteriors without first preparing the surfaces. Dodgy renovators, when their work is not subject to close inspection, can easily deceive their clients with their fresh and shiny...
One of the criteria for taking advice is needing it. If people don’t believe they need advice, they won’t take it, and they definitely won’t pay a premium for it. People will generally seek advice when they face a complex situation in their lives that they want to...
What a time to be a financial planner. Our biggest product manufacturers – the banks – are making record profits, thanks more and more to the performance of their wealth management divisions. Platinum’s float indicates that one prominent stock picker believes the...