Thought(crime)s on parenting
(Not directly related to money. But related to the greatest form of riches. I wrote this article several years ago but didn’t have a forum for publishing it. Thanks to school holidays I don’t...
Category: General
Three great podcasts for your earballs
I love podcasts. I wrote about podcasts in 2014, and recommended various podcasts that I enjoyed at the time. (The article is a fascinating time capsule. If I were to make another list, I’d...
A tale of two pension systems (Australia v NZ)
New Zealand and Australia have very different approaches to funding pensions. Despite the many other similarities between our countries, you can consider us at opposite ends of the spectrum in relation to this important...
The most important assets can’t be found on a balance sheet. (An ode to resourcefulness)
I have tremendous faith in resourceful people. If there’s one thing that working as a financial adviser has done for me, it has affirmed this faith, again and again. Something I’ve observed is that...
A different kind of climate change (#DonaldTrump #trust #cancer)
I’m saddened about the heartbreaking events here in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. My thoughts go out to those who were directly impacted by the senseless violence. I’ve been in touch with people in...
A different perspective on health and wealth
Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself” We have different “people” inside of us. For example, there’s a part...
How to flawcast your financial future
One of the most valuable exercises I run through with clients is “flawcasting” their financial future. It’s one thing to create a personal balance sheet setting out your existing assets and liabilities, and getting an...
The gift of fear
(To a large extent, this blog is oriented towards money. But when I talk about “wealth” and “risk” it’s important to think in much broader terms. Wealth is not just about money. And managing...
It’s better to suffer pregret than regret
“Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets”, wrote Arthur Miller, famed playwright (and husband of Marilyn Munroe for 16 years). There’s a lot of wisdom in that...
