Credit Cards- Friend or Foe?
As an avid consumer of online financial content, I’ve seen the entire spectrum of advice when it comes to whether you should have a credit card. From Dave […]
Author: Ben Brett
How to get the benefit of a budget without the boring budget
A good financial plan always starts with a good budget. A budget means that instead of letting your money decide each month where it goes itself, you give […]
Retirement: finish strong or fumble the ball?
As a financial adviser, I see a similar pattern among people in the 50s+ cohort which can have devastating effects. The situation usually looks like this: The couple […]
High Risk vs High Growth Investments
One thing I’ve noticed having worked in the investment world a long time is the convenient rebrand that seems to have occurred from ‘High Risk’ to ‘High Growth’ […]
The aged pension: one of the three pillars of the retirement system
A client recently mentioned to me that their goal was to never have to rely on the aged pension. We were implementing a few strategies for them to […]