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The satisfaction of helping people
When Thabojan Rasiah graduated from university, he had his heart set on joining an investment bank. A confessed nerd at school and university, Rasiah had worked long and hard to ensure he was well-placed to score a coveted graduate position with one of the top...
50 most influential financial advisers in Australia named
Financial Standard have launched the FS Power50 Guide, naming the 50 most influential financial advisers in Australia as voted by readers. “At a time when the digitisation of financial advice has reached its tipping point, both new and experienced financial advisers...
Income insurance protects your biggest asset
If you had a machine at home in the corner of your living room and it spat out $100,000 each year, would you insure it? If you thought about your most significant asset, would you insure it? Of course you would! We all know that insurance is something that we have...
Sticking to a long-term strategy works
Long-term investing should be easy. However studies around the world have consistently shown that investors don't achieve the returns that are there for the taking. Benjamin Graham was Warren Buffett's mentor. He once said that "The investor's chief problem – and even...
Buy and hold Australian blue chip stocks? Not so fast…
What's the best way to get some growth from your investment portfolio? So often we hear people say to buy a few Australian blue chip stocks and hold them long-term. But is that really the best way to get growth from your portfolio? Now, a "buy and hold" strategy isn't...
Secret bank accounts see people stash over $100,000 from their partner
Around 300,000 married and de facto couples are keeping secret bank accounts from their partners, according to new research. A survey of 1260 Australians conducted by Galaxy Research for TAL Life Insurance found while 66% of couples have joint bank accounts, 45% have...