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November 2021
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October 2019
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March 2019
January 2019
- 08: Fraud and Malice
August 2018
March 2018
February 2018
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December 2017
October 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
December 2016
November 2016
September 2016
- 29: Sharemarket cycles – Is it different this time?
- 09: Negative interest rates are strange
- 02: Financial Planner education
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
January 2016
- 20: Oil prices
- 04: A Prosperous 2016 to you
December 2015
November 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
- 29: Australia – austerity or growth?
- 05: Financial planners and insurance
- 02: Thinking about insurance
May 2015
January 2015
December 2014
October 2014
September 2014
- 23: Retiring Age in Australia
- 16: Interest rate jitters
- 01: 9 common mistakes about super
- 01: Pension Deeming after 1 January 2015
May 2014
April 2014
February 2014
- 12: Property Value
October 2013
- 23: Is this really the biggest scam in the history of mankind?
- 15: What if you could save 1% more each year?
- 11: Happiness and a long retirement
September 2013
August 2013
- 30: Risk and Return
- 19: Musing on Interest Rates
- 08: Musing on interest rates and currency
- 08: Retirement income and inflation
July 2013
March 2013
- 08: Musing on investing in the Australian Sharemarket
- 08: Musing about… Property Returns
- 07: Higher super fund returns
January 2013
November 2012
- 13: Risk on, Risk off but do you want to play the game?
- 06: Financial Planners Perth, Western Australia
October 2012
September 2012
- 26: The RBA pondering on China’s housing
- 13: Predicting fantastic investment returns in markets
- 05: A word of caution on cash rates
- 05: The cost of renting…
- 05: Australian Sharemarket Long Term Views
August 2012
July 2012
- 26: A hundred billion dollar error in the housing market
- 25: “Risk On/Off” and the marginal pricing of shares
- 18: Should you buy now?
June 2012
- 13: How long is “long term” investing?
- 08: Governor Glenn Stevens provides some balance
- 08: Guaranteed Superannuation Pensions?
- 06: Brief thoughts on Europe
- 06: Financial Planning Bias
May 2012
- 24: Stupid is as stupid does
- 21: Financial market cycles and “moods”
- 18: Financial advisors are cheating you
- 11: Managed funds, Listed Companies or ETF’s?
- 09: Another Budget, another yawn…
- 01: Will my children be able to afford a home?
April 2012
- 24: Good news – Australia’s inflation is down! Or is it up?
- 18: Your children, and the world of money
- 05: Very Clever People are on the rampage!
March 2012
- 26: Financial Planning for the “me” in You
- 20: Financial Planning – DON’T PANIC
- 15: Investment Market Turning Points
- 10: Beware Fixed Income
- 07: A little bit of perspective on money
February 2012
- 16: Buy and hold – or be more active?
- 07: Financial Planning commentary
- 06: What is the true value of a Euro?
- 02: 2012 – At the crossroads
January 2012
December 2011
- 20: A financial planner’s review of 2011
- 09: Financial Planning – Insurance
- 02: Industry Funds – “Compare the Pair”
- 01: Merry Christmas from the advisors of WSP!
November 2011
- 28: Is the world more volatile post the global crisis?
- 05: Financial Planning your super for a specific retirement date
- 02: Financial Planning – it’s a mug’s game
October 2011
- 31: Financial Planning in Perth – Residential Property
- 25: All Financial Planning Advice Is Biased
- 14: Financial Meltdowns
September 2011
- 23: Economic World Title Fight for the minds of government
- 16: Which is the best super fund?
- 08: (Un) Sustainable, Socially (Ir) Responsible Investments
- 07: Financial Planning in Strange Times
August 2011
- 16: Why is the global economy so messed up?
- 04: A retirement Sea Change?
- 01: Carbon Tax – Market Strategy Update
July 2011
- 15: Is it better to buy or to rent a home?
- 08: Weekend Reading on the impact of austerity measures
- 01: Rip-off or not a rip-off?
June 2011
- 29: Why you should ignore headlines
- 24: Love this idea!!!!
- 24: Greece and this debt issue
- 20: Sharemarket Update
- 09: The sharemarket and the rabbit-proof fence
- 01: Why the sharemarket makes no sense in the short term
May 2011
- 26: Don’t listen to the panic merchants
- 11: Wine the big winner post 2011 Budget night
- 10: Come and hear a personal account of overseas volunteer work
- 06: Governments, Energy, Prices and Inflation on a Friday
April 2011
- 19: Making Sense of Interest Rates, China and the Australian Sharemarket
- 15: It’s Friday! How about filling out a survey?
- 07: If it waddles like a duck, flies like a duck, it’s probably a duck!
- 01: Mining taxes and straight-line projections
March 2011
- 21: How Do I Measure Risk?
- 17: Managed Funds are a waste of time
- 17: Keep calm, and carry on
- 15: A quick sharemarket update
February 2011
January 2011
- 31: Trading Update Monday 31st January 2011
- 28: The Gold price and investment markets
- 20: Higher super contributions aren’t as helpful as they seem
November 2010
October 2010
- 29: How do you simplify Superannuation documents?
- 26: Why accept a negative yield on your cash?
- 25: Overseas charities – helping or hindering?
- 01: Property – Perth and Elsewhere
September 2010
- 30: Personal Financial Advice and “Infobesity”
- 29: Long Term Investment and Averaging
- 24: Understanding the risk return equation
- 10: Trader Update – black boxes are running markets
August 2010
- 31: Houses
- 27: This is a time to be cautious of being cautious
- 25: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
- 06: 10 Year Super Fund returns – Part II
July 2010
June 2010
- 30: Let’s look at the global position…
- 10: Australia’s amazing job success
- 07: Understanding the Unknown
- 04: Happy Birthday John!
May 2010
- 27: Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble…
- 25: People in glass houses…
- 24: Managed funds and Listed Investment Trusts
- 21: Hot money abandons Australia
- 20: Wage rises seem high
- 19: Trader’s Update
- 19: Another day, another lynch-mob
- 12: A Reminder – Speculating is NOT Investing
- 07: What The…? Return to your homes folks, nothing to see here.
- 06: Australia escapes ‘austerity measures’
- 03: “Yes Minister” comes to Australia
- 03: Super Guarantee rate increase and financial planner fees
April 2010
- 28: Hidden costs in superannuation and investments
- 27: Is there ever a level playing field?
- 06: Another day, another rate rise…
March 2010
- 30: Indexation of UK Pensions rejection by European Court of Human Rights
- 22: A tale of two economies…
- 16: Everyone wants to be your financial friend
- 11: Is this as good as it gets for cash?
February 2010
December 2009
- 23: A Christmas Poll
- 10: Bank Interest Rate Rises
- 01: Be gentle on ‘Industry Funds’ – they know not what they do.
November 2009
- 13: Superannuation remains Largely Unexplained
- 12: Comparing House and Share Prices
- 03: Noise – it’s all just noise..!
October 2009
September 2009
- 25: World Sharemarkets – a look at the long term…
- 21: Should we rethink traditional approaches to home ownership?
- 15: Why Industry Funds are good “Default Funds” in awards
- 14: “Industry Funds” – Compare the pair
- 09: Trouble with the Law?
- 04: Should the Government control how your super is invested?
- 03: Ever been told the story about ‘the Herd’?
- 01: A bit of colour
- 01: But who’s thinkin’ aboot the Bebe?
August 2009
- 25: Comparing Super Fund Returns
- 21: Understanding Superannuation Fund Returns
- 18: Who needs a Financial Planner?
July 2009
June 2009
- 26: If this is what passes for intelligent discussion – i’m going back to kindergarten…
- 26: Legislating to ban commissions on superannuation
- 15: Common sense is not so common – Timbercorp/ Great Southern
- 03: How do Financial Advisors assess and apply risk strategies?
- 02: Bias in action
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
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