Risk management for ballers
An amazing story about George Clooney: Rande Gerber (one of Clooney’s good friends) recently told a story about Clooney inviting 14 of his closest friends to his house...
Category: Managing risks
Do I need health insurance?
Strictly speaking, no one in New Zealand needs health insurance. New Zealand’s public health system provides immediate care with respect emergencies. As Martin Hawes says, “if your condition...
Negotiating doesn’t look like you think it does
When many people think of what a drowning person looks like, they think of the Hollywood tropes of someone splashing around, clearly in distress. Except that’s not what...
Career risk and how to manage it
In my most recent article, Retirement planning and whole-of-life planning, I referred to various uncertainties relating to retirement planning. These include financial risks, government policy risks, longevity risks,...
Money and marriage – if you’re thinking about getting married, think about these things.
Several years ago, I was enjoying lunch with a couple of experienced financial advisers. During our conversation, I asked whether they give any special advice to single clients...
How to be lucky
We can implement strategies and organise our life to maximise the probability and impact of good luck and minimise the probability and impact of bad luck. This article...
Financial risks and consequences of investing in your own business
My book WEALTH: Simple Tips for Young Professionals is short. As such there are many topics I don’t touch on in detail. One of those topics is investing...
I’m a heretic when it comes to personal insurance
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: insurance is a vital part of having your financial house in order. We need to manage the catastrophic risks...
Time travel movies and books
Fiction that plays with time seems to stick with me. Whether this is because it appeals to my tendency to think of the future in pluralistic terms or...
Your insurance needs should reduce as you get older
I’m a HUGE advocate for insurance. Most people who are working should have some form of personal insurance. But I’m also a huge advocate for self-insuring when you can....
