Managed fund and Super Fund Fees– the silent destroyer
The great majority of Australian investors have or have had some level of exposure to managed funds or managed super funds due to the Australian Government Superannuation guarantee levy. Over the past decade it has become increasingly popular to establish a self managed superfund and manage your own money. More than 450,000 Australians have established […]
Build your money for life – Investing returns – Part 4
People that successfully plan for retirement do so in a sequence or in small events. They understand the importance of retirement planning and hence seek the required knowledge and do the necessary preparation. Mark Twain famously said “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming […]
Build your money for life – Who are you as an investor? – Part 3
Throughout this series of Retirement Planning articles we’ve focused on eight variables that directly affect the timing of retirement and what returns are needed to see you into retirement. This week I want to help you tackle one of the most difficult but fundamentally important questions of investing -that is, who you are as an […]
How much $$ you’ll need in retirement – Part 2
So how much money do you need in retirement? Two weeks ago, in part 1 of this series, I put forward eight variables that directly affect the timing of retirement. If you haven’t already, I’d suggest that you revisit the blog from two weeks ago (click here) and consider how each variable impacts your ideal […]
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Gary’s Comments Here we go again. Another round of fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD). One might argue that FUD always exists, it is just the amount of energy that it is afforded relative to the amount of energy that confidence is afforded that determines whether positive or negative holds the sway. Then the question usually begs […]
Build your money for life – How much $$ you’ll need in retirement
Don’t forget to ‘Like’ us on Facebook – Click the ‘Like’ button on the right Most people have no clue as to whether or not they are on track to retirement. One thing is for sure, if you don’t plan ahead, you’re almost certain to fall short when the time comes. Over the next 3 […]
Greatness follows Failure
Don’t forget to ‘Like’ us on Facebook – Click the ‘Like’ button on the right As traders and investors we need to learn from our mistakes. This is why failure is so important. Most do not learn from their own mistakes repeating them many times over. Some do learn from their own mistakes but the […]
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Gary’s Comments International equities markets had a good run since mid December to mid-late March. A retracement was inevitable. Mainstream market commentators will have their myriad of hindsight reasons why the market has fallen over the last week or so and will extrapolate the bad news. That’s their job. Along with this will flow all […]
Gary on SKY News YMYC – 29th March 2012
Last Thursday I joined host Danny Dreyfus from RBS Morgan and co-guest Janine Cox from Wealth Within on Sky Business Channel’s – ‘Your Monday Your Call’. The format of the show encourages traders and investors to call and ask questions about their much loved and favourite stocks. During the show I gave my insight into […]
Risk Management does make a huge difference
Don’t forget to ‘Like’ us on Facebook – Click the ‘Like’ button on the right In December 2011, after exhaustive research that took over 2000 man hours to complete, changes were publicly introduced to the SPA3 trading system. The revisions to SPA3 have now been implemented into a simulated and single historical portfolio that has […]