First published 21 March 2019 for Mancell Financial Group One of the more disturbing aspects of the ongoing franking credits debate have been the reports of health troubles being suffered by affected retirees. As noted by The Australian when reporting on a franking credits hearing: Several speakers referred to the personal impact of the policy. […]
First published 20 June 2019 for Mancell Financial Group We’ve long made a point of saying the day to day movements of the markets are irrelevant to investment fortunes. It’s the time spent in the market that counts, not trying to second guess entries and exit points along the way. Doing so is impossible and […]
First published 6 June 2019 for Mancell Financial Group Neil Woodford has a neck thick like a rugby player and a head shaped like it was chiselled out of granite, it could be mounted somewhere on Easter Island. Imposing is an appropriate word to describe his appearance. Woodford is a man screaming conviction. Charlie Aitken […]
First published 30 May 2019 for Mancell Financial Group Wildlife poaching remains a regrettable occurrence in a world that continues to modernise. Driven by lax laws, a demand for ornamental souvenirs and nonsense beliefs that exotic animal parts can cure diseases such as cancer, poaching has remained impossible to stamp out. At the root of […]
First published 23 May 2019 for Mancell Financial Group With the election over, stories of the relieved industries and individuals are populating the media. The real estate industry is telling anyone who will listen that the bottom is in after two years of falls in Australia’s major capital cities. But when hasn’t it been a […]
First published 16 May 2019 for Mancell Financial Group One of the most important things for investors is mastering the ability to sit in their seat over the long term. Not reacting to markets when they don’t go the way they’d hoped and accepting that sometimes there will be bouts of frustration. Historically our local […]
First published 9 May 2019 for Mancell Financial Group Is your will drawn up? Do you have a power of attorney? Aside from ensuring your investments are right for you, your financial advisor should have a healthy interest in ensuring a few other things in your life are addressed. Ensuring you’re prepared and taking the […]
First published 2 May 2019 for Mancell Financial Group If you’ve ever played video games, you might be aware of cheat codes. If you haven’t played video games, the term refers to the ability to hit a sequence of buttons on a controller or numbers and characters on a keyboard which change the way a […]
First published 12 April 2019 for Mancell Financial Group Billy Joel was pretty big in the 1970’s and 1980’s, and he might be still pretty big in your life – if you’re a Billy Joel fan. Fan or not, if you’re old enough, you’d likely recall one of his biggest hits from the late 80’s, […]
First published 5 April 2019 for Mancell Financial Group Fantasy sports have taken off over the past decade. Not deriving enough excitement from watching various sports, we now have to live vicariously through the stats of our favourite players. In Australia, the big game is Supercoach. It’s free to play, it’s run by News Corp […]
