HOW MILLIONAIRES THINK … AND ACT
No matter how we slice it or dice it, Australia is a wealthy country with an abundance of millionaires within a relatively small population.

Investment Journeys ... The Safe Way
On any discussion of travel, the most important consideration is to arrive at one’s destination safely; this applies as much to investing as it does to flying.

Though we might consider investment journeys as being routine, the fact is they are anything but.

Economic trends and geopolitical events converged pessimistically in the June quarter, causing the unusual scenario where all major investment asset classes – shares, property, and bonds – fell concurrently. 

Bonds prices were particularly weak, due to the sudden and rapid increase in duration-based interest rates.   It was the combination of starkly increasing inflation and an about-turn by Central Banks’ monetary policies that caused the bond rout.