I love books that swing for the fences. They almost always include things I disagree with. And they’re not the sort of books that will average 5 stars on Amazon. That’s how I’d describe...
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” – Dwight D Eisenhower I believe that it’s important to plan. That should be obvious: after working in various roles, I’ve found my current calling as a...
I wrote this article before the 2011 Rugby World Cup. (It had an original publication date of 4 September 2011. Have I been blogging that long?!) As we enter into the 2019 Rugby World...
(On the surface this article is about “scoping” when it comes to professional services. But consider it also in the context of your role as a consumer of goods and services. And most importantly,...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...