The beginning of a new year is a great time to take stock and set personal and financial goals for 2021. I wanted to share the process that I use personally. It…
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During 2020, most economists and commentators predicted that property values would plummet by 10%, 20% or even 30%! In May, I wrote a blog (and in The Australian newspaper here)…
One of the advantages of investing in property is that you can make improvements to enhance its value and consequently your personal wealth. A disadvantage is that dwellings require ongoing…
Without wanting to seem too philosophical, I believe that life offers us lessons, but we must be prepared to look for them. As we are approaching the end of 2020,…
Interest expenses are often an investors largest tax deduction. You must realise that the onus of proof is on the taxpayer (you), not the ATO. That is, you must be…
Understanding how Covid lockdowns have impacted certain individuals and industries, helps to inform us about how quickly the economy and markets may recover. With this in mind, I thought it…
If you need financial advice, how much should you expect to pay for it? Of course, the cost is what you pay, but value is what you receive. The value…
Most people acknowledge that a will is an important document to create, but we all hope there’s no urgency to prepare it. As such, many people rarely ‘get around’ to…
It is my observation that investment-grade apartments in Melbourne have under-performed (from a capital growth perspective) compared to houses over the past 8 to 10 years. That is, apartments have…
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