First published 15 March 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Recently the New York Times profiled a man named Erik Hagerman. A former corporate executive, Mr Hagerman is an average man who lives alone in rural United States. So why was the New York Times so interested in him? Turns out he’s deliberately ignored the news […]
First published 23 February 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Last week the media were excitedly reporting on a man named Noah who claimed he had traveled back in time from the year 2030. Noah had some great stories to tell about the future and had even passed a lie detector test apparently. Among things he’d […]
First published 16 February 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Back in the early 2000’s there was a rash of media coverage about safe rooms or panic rooms. It was an armoured room built inside a house where the occupant could ride out a bad situation while waiting for law enforcement to arrive. The rooms became […]
First published 9 February 2018 for Mancell Financial Group Well, there it is. The correction that we’ve been told has been coming every month since January 2017, finally arrived. Over? Probably not, but it was needed. Needed? Yes needed. Nothing in life comes for free. 2017 was an extremely rare year where the entrants enjoyed […]
First published 2 February 2018 for Mancell Financial Group The allure of the self-managed super fund is control and freedom. The freedom to choose the path to retirement riches. There’s also the freedom to make mistakes and according to a new report those mistakes have cost SMSF investors $103 billion over the past 10 years. […]
First published 26 January 2018 for Mancell Financial Group 2017 was the year that truly highlighted the importance of ignoring the media when it comes to your finances. The reaction to Donald Trump being elected President prompted all manner of hysterical forecasts and pearl clutching by those opposing him. Something that also occurred when Barack […]
First published 5 January 2018 for Mancell Financial Group It could be argued to regularly follow the media is to pursue the extremes of public discourse. Especially, when it comes to politics. Watching the TV, it can be frightening to think of some of the crazed minds that turn up to various ‘pro this’ and […]
First published 14 December 2017 for Mancell Financial Group It’s the most notorious name in the financial and investment world. Ponzi. Charles Ponzi to be exact. It’s nearly 100 years since Charles Ponzi ran his ‘investment scheme’, essentially described as an operator giving the appearance of generating returns by paying out old investors with money […]
First published 1 December 2017 for Mancell Financial Group The year’s winding down, so in the financial world that can only mean one thing – forecasts for next year. Every mainstream media outlet will be putting them together over the next month because A. people like lists; and B. they’re easy to string together. The […]
First published 24 November 2017 for Mancell Financial Group Investing is a tough deal. Our noggins aren’t truly equipped to deal with all the variables, complexities and stimuli of the modern investment landscape. While it should be simple. Save. Stay liquid. Stay diversified. Stay disciplined. Australian saving rates are back to plumbing 10-year lows. For […]
