Automate your savings and investments

Automate your savings and investments

Automate your savings and investments This article ends a 3 series set which talks about how to Automate your savings and investments so you can sit back and enjoy the benefits without having to think about the process again. The first two posts - Start saving money now and 3 ...

Best returns on investment 2014

Best returns on investment 2014

Best returns on investment 2014 Here's a question everyone would love to answer in advance. If only we had a crystal ball? I've looked back at the last year to see where your investments would have done best and it's a great motivator to diversify your investments. By diversify, I ...

Random Aussie share picks  (Update Sept 2014)

Random Aussie share picks (Update Sept 2014)

Random Aussie share picks  Update Sept 2014 Here is the first update from my original post . If you need to refresh your memory here is a link. Basically I chose 10 shares from Martin Roths Top Stocks book and held  them (hypothetically) for a 14 year period. Now, each two months ...

Bonds

Bonds

Bonds - a history I thought I would talk this week about Government Bonds, their history and where they can fit into our financial plans. When asked about bonds I'm sure the majority of people would not know a lot about them or would think that they are only used ...

Brokerage accounts – Real stock market & CFD’s

Brokerage accounts – Real stock market & CFD’s

I have now written a few posts on how to start an investment portfolio, so I thought it was time to explain the different types of online brokerage accounts. This can seem intimidating but these days there are so many online choices for brokers that it has become quite ...

Random Aussie share picks

Random Aussie share picks

What’s the Rule of 70?

What’s the Rule of 70?

Easy rule for quick calculations. If you are not a mathematics expert (like me), the Rule of 70 is a very important and useful tool that can quickly calculate various financial transactions. It's most commonly used to calculate how long it would take to double your investment money. I've included ...

Buffett makes friend millions.

Buffett makes friend millions.

I think this is one of the most amazing stories I have heard in a long time. Recently I wrote a post about Warren Buffett and how he planned to provide for his family after his death. This is another post in a related series about a man named Myer Kripke. ...

Warren Buffett’s family investment plans

Warren Buffett’s family investment plans

  Warren Buffet has been for a number of years one of the richest people in the world  At one stage his wealth approached $60 billion and he and Bill Gates were close rivals in the richest in the world stakes. He made his money from being a very smart ...

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