First published 17 March 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Has the Nant Whiskey investment debacle got you wondering about how an investor gets themselves involved in such a mess? We’ve got a few pointers specific to Nant, but they could very well conspire at any time with any ‘investment opportunity’. One of the first reasons […]
First published 9 June 2017 for Mancell Financial Group We’re now mid-way through the AFL season and for football fans it’s been 12 weeks of great entertainment. For non-football fans it’s been 12 weeks, plus pre-season, wondering why this nonsense takes up so much time on the news. If you’re of the second persuasion, keep reading […]
First published 2 June 2017 for Mancell Financial Group It happens maybe once or twice a month. A call comes into our office with someone wanting to speak to an adviser. They’re not an existing client, nor are they known to us, but they want to talk about investing. It’s always something specific, maybe real […]
First published 26 May 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Ever met an intelligent person who could make a mess of various simple tasks? Maybe someone who was incredibly smart, but equally incredibly gullible? It shouldn’t be a surprise, it’s natural that intelligence, awareness or knowledge in one area doesn’t automatically translate to another. The reality is we all […]
First published 12 May 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Read any good stock tips on the internet lately? If you listen to our advice, hopefully not! We’ve long pointed out the dangers of buying individual companies because of a lack of diversification and heightened risk, among other reasons. Now there’s another confirmed danger for anyone […]
First published 29 April 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Midway through the quarter Warren Buffett released Berkshire Hathaway’s annual letter to shareholders. Most notable was Buffett highlighting his now million-dollar charitable bet with an asset manager that no investment pro could select at least five hedge funds to keep pace with an S&P 500 index […]
First published 7 April 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Good news came last week in the form of another miracle anti-aging cure. Sadly, the buzz kills at ABC’s Media Watch were quickly on the case. Reminding us it was just another “years away, only tested on mice, not yet even applicable to humans” story that […]
First published 31 March 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Feeling a little too comfortable? Without a correction, the tired media headline of “X billions wiped off the sharemarket today” has been on hiatus so far this year. In its absence, there has been continued pontification about the overvaluation of shares, hinting about our closeness to […]
First published 9 March 2017 for Mancell Financial Group It’s whisky time again and for some investors across Australia the taste of this story is going to burn. Previously we’ve noted the issues investors have had with Nant Whisky and the follow up endeavour, Nant Angus. The lure was a 9.55% pa return “guaranteed” which […]
First published 2 March 2017 for Mancell Financial Group With disgruntled looks on their faces they were herded into a small conference room where the free coffee and tea was a small consolation for months of agitation. Not an ideal Tuesday afternoon in late February. At the end of the meeting they dispersed. Some talked […]
