First published 1 November 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Every year we’ll be confronted with a multitude of disasters. Sombre yes, but a fact regardless. Maybe they won’t affect us personally, but they’ll appear before us on the news and they should be pause for reflection. Most show how relatively helpless we are as human […]
First published 25 October 2018 for Mancell Financial Group A few years back we wrote a story on the ASX 200. As we said at the time “it’s often referenced, but few of us know what’s behind the number that’s quoted on the nightly news.’ You might call the ASX or any other equity index […]
First published 4 October 2018 for Mancell Financial Group In many aspects of our lives we’ll find ourselves either pursuing areas of expertise or delegating to those who can better utilise their skills for an improved outcome. Alternatively, you can watch DIY Youtube videos for guidance. Setting aside internet expertise, these are often what forms […]
First published 27 September 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Right now, there’s a rush on. It’s all about removing your hands from the steering wheel of your car. Maybe removing the steering wheel completely and letting the car do the work. Driving to work, to your holiday destination, visiting family a few hours away or […]
First published 20 September 2018 for Mancell Financial Group The FIRE phenomenon has recently resurfaced in the media. We’ve discussed it before, but FIRE stands for financial independence/retire early. The concept seems to spin the heads of those in the media and 90% of readers who respond in the comment sections below articles. For the […]
First published 14 September 2018 for Mancell Financial Group It’s been a few weeks of recollection. A decade on since the anniversary of Lehman Brothers collapsing and one of the touchstone moments of the ordeal is being not so fondly remembered. No one really knew if it was the beginning of the end, an ongoing […]
First published 7 September 2018 for Mancell Financial Group What’s the most contentious thing you can think of? Likely it’s something to do with politics. It manages to infect and infiltrate various areas of areas of life, and when people become obsessed with politics, it can begin to play into their decision making. You could […]
First published 30 August 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Look around today and you’ll find an asset manager or fund catering to pretty much any area of the financial world you can think of. One of the bigger ones in the resources corner is Sprott Resource Holdings and one of the best-known names at the […]
First published 16 August 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Last month we noted a case of comparison gone wrong within Australia’s largest superfund, Australian super. An advocate of active investing had lined up the performance of Australian Super’s actively managed balanced fund and compared it to Australian Super’s lower cost indexed diversified fund to make […]
First published 9 August 2018 for Mancell Financial Group If you’re a fan of confusion and violence and have a spare four hours up your sleeve one day, you may want to sit down to watch a game of American football. For an Australian it might be somewhat of an acquired taste, but the NFL […]
