Why Advice

First published 3 November 2016 for Mancell Financial Group Part of being a financial advisory business involves jobs clients want to delegate or don’t want to do. Modelling financial outcomes, monitoring government legislation, compiling decades of data to formulate an investment philosophy – most recently it was reviewing ASIC’s 120-page report into Australia’s life insurance […]

First published 29 October 2016 for Mancell Financial Group You may remember earlier in the year we cautioned about Nant’s whisky buyback scheme, where investors would put down $25,000 so Nant could hold 2 barrels of whisky in their name to mature. After four years Nant would buy back the whisky for $36,007 – a […]

First published 5 October 2016 for Mancell Financial Group We’re a month away from the US Presidential election and while that might bring sighs of relief, it may also prompt feelings of trepidation. Never before have we seen a more loathed pair of characters running for the presidency than in 2016. How detested are these […]

First published 2 September 2016 for Mancell Financial Group In the age of the internet it’s not hard to set up a website and start publishing your own views. Getting people to your website is a little harder, you need to get the public’s attention first so you can peddle whatever you’re selling. This is […]

First published 19 August 2016 for Mancell Financial Group In 2006 they left university with degrees in computer engineering. They didn’t have a cent to their names and by 2015 they retired as millionaires at 31 & 33 respectively. Their story is a remarkable one because it didn’t come by winning the lotto, a get […]

First published 12 August 2016 for Mancell Financial Group Very benign things are often breeding grounds for more noxious things. Standing water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes, children are a breeding ground for germs and low interest rates are a breeding ground for dubious investments and outright scams. Investors who’ve been well served by […]

First published 12 July 2016 for Mancell Financial Group After the RBA left interest rates on hold last week the commentary quickly shifted to when they would be cut next. To co-opt a line from Star Wars, you may have felt a great disturbance in the force “as if millions of conservative investors suddenly cried […]

First published 24 March 2016 for Mancell Financial Group It appears it’s not just Australia who has a problem with financial advisers at big financial institutions and banks. A new US study into misconduct in financial advice has shown misconduct is much more prominent than those seeking financial advice would ever want it to be. […]

First published 22 June 2016 for Mancell Financial Group Technology has a way of turning today’s roosters into tomorrow’s feather dusters. Paying attention to once seemingly indestructible companies that have fallen over should serve as a reminder to investors that no one company can ever serve their investment needs. Kodak, Polaroid and Blockbuster Video are […]

First published 10 June 2016 for Mancell Financial Group It’s arguable that raging house prices in some areas across the country have helped to widen wealth disparity between the generations. Young people are acutely feeling their inability to get into the housing market. While those older and well established have seen their equity increase beyond […]