Here we give you some ideas on ways you can save on your water, electricity and gas bills around the home Save on your electricity bill Save money on your power bill and reduce your carbon footprint with these ideas: Switch off and unplug appliances A quick and easy way to reduce your electricity bill […]
“Why do you include so many bad news stories?” It’s a question we’ve been asked, not regularly, but maybe it needs addressing. First off here’s a good news story. This is the growth of $10,000 over the past 25 years in five different asset classes. If you’ve been invested inside and outside of superannuation, you’ve […]
Losing money is no joke. Witness all those forlorn investors who regularly appear on A Current Affair, 7:30 and 4 Corners, recounting how they were trying to secure their future before some financial disaster befell them. Whatever the cause (and we’ve discussed plenty of them) inevitably the discussion will turn away from their financial pitfall […]
It would seem never has so much been lost by so many in times of headline prosperity. What does that mean? We’re continually surprised about the inbuilt marketing characteristics of property as an investment strategy, even to people who have lost money on it. We repeatedly have people walk in our door who want to […]
For many years the ASX has been running a sharemarket game through schools which has encouraged high school students to get experience investing in the sharemarket. More recently, the game has spawned another version that runs along with the school game and is open to everyone. Running over the ‘long term’ of 12-15 weeks, all […]