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Financial Planning is all about understanding money. There is a never ending stream of data being thrown at us all in this increasingly technologically-fed world but in many cases, all that extra data does is to add to the 'noise'.

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Discussion on the various areas of investment, such as shares, property, cash and collectables, as well as interpretation of those markets.

World Sharemarkets – a look at the long term…

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September 25, 2009
World Sharemarkets – a look at the long term…

Vanguard have released a brilliant interactive chart on their website. In this post we look at some of the results from the chart and highlight just how much fun can be had in the nerdy world of money.
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Should we rethink traditional approaches to home ownership?

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September 21, 2009

“Too many people bought too much house for too many years”. That is a quote from a New York Times article, published recently. The article looked at the impact of housing on the financial crisis from the point of view of a person in the United States. From here in Australia, the “seven new...
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Ever been told the story about ‘the Herd’?

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September 3, 2009
Ever been told the story about ‘the Herd’?

It is not a new story. It’s just the old adage about investors and the trends of markets resembling a “herd” of like-minded folk. Most often portrayed as sharing a common delusion in regards to where they are headed. Quite often the story includes images of the herd merrily stampeding off a cliff, while...
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Protected: Michael’s Musings – Short Term Recovery Strategy

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August 10, 2009

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Power, Money and Money and Power

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July 1, 2009

As a bemused bystander to the current global financial turmoil (“GFT”, being a close cousin to the more familiar “GFC” or Global Financial Crisis), have you ever paused to consider just what the very big picture may be telling us about the times we live in? Given that this is a very broad musing,...
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Musings on Markets and Mayhem

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April 21, 2009

Sitting here on a Tuesday morning, pondering what financial outcomes are likely to flow from the 7th April moving to the 8th April. Will it be "just another day"?
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