Different times of life call for different types of financial advice. This week, we start looking at ways to assist young adults giving themselves the firmest financial footing available. Basically, there are four main pillars to successful financial management. They…
Sometimes life’s timing is perfect. Last Sunday, we came across an almost ideal scenario for when to receive an inheritance. The following question appeared in the ‘Ask the Expert’ section of the Fairfax/Nine press: My husband and I are in…
People of a certain age will remember former US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld describing ‘knowns and unknowns’ way back in 2002. The full quote is as follows: There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know….
Recent estimates claim that the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is Australia’s ninth largest lender. Given the state of house prices, this comes as no surprise. Most parents want to help their kids, especially with something as important as buying a…
If you like writing or receiving cheques, your days might be numbered. Earlier this year, Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a plan to phase out the use of personal cheques by 2030. To be honest, it is amazing cheques have lasted…
If you live near where we live, then for the past month or so you would have seen local homes being ‘decorated’ with fake cobwebs, skulls and crossbones and carved out pumpkins. People have not become macabre. It is just…
