In 2018, this website had roughly 7,000 visitors, nearly 11,000 visits, and over 20,000 page views. I published 64 new articles, bringing the total of articles on this blog to over 300. In recent months I’ve settled on a steady routine of posting a new article most Friday mornings.
Below are the ten most viewed articles on this blog in 2018. Many of these were published in 2018, but some of them were published earlier.
The ten most popular articles of 2018
- “Living doesn’t cost much, but showing off does”
- How to calculate your asset allocation
- Do I need health insurance?
- “Live longer, better” – some thoughts on Lifetime Retirement Income’s roadshow
- Bonus Bonds: a great way to make money – for ANZ, not consumers
- Don’t be fooled by the 4 percent rule
- Hannah McQueen crunches the numbers on retirement – with a side dish of fear, uncertainty, and doubt
- “Making better decisions, with the help of our friends”
- Do you have VAPID goals?
- Should you repay your mortgage or invest?
A full list of articles published in 2018
One thing about blogging is that I can never tell which articles will be popular. I was going to make a list of my personal “top ten” articles of the year, but it was a bit like picking a favourite child – I couldn’t do it.
So instead, here is a chronological list of the articles I published in 2018.
- A good mindset for embracing uncertainty: “strategic flexibility”
- Home ownership
- There’s a difference between being wealthy and appearing wealthy (part two)
- You DON’T need $101k by age 30 to have a comfortable retirement!
- When sales spiels masquerade as advice
- Guaranteed income funds can’t offer you certainty
- Should I use my KiwiSaver funds to buy a house?
- Build your own financial plan – a challenge and an offer
- Do you really want to retire? I don’t.
- Financial advice for 16 year olds (and the rest of us)
- Build wealth by being lazy!
- The absurdity of asset-based fees
- Insurance – why I prefer stepped premiums over level premiums
- Group all of your assets into three categories: investments, home, and stuff
- Wanting and liking: never forget the difference
- On companies and their corporate DNA
- Headwinds and tailwinds: Every dollar is easier than the next
- Kids and careers
- Planning for a changing future
- “The truth is usually better than the nightmare.” What do we do when the unthinkable happens?
- Strategic insurance advice versus insurance product advice
- My submission in relation to the future Code of Conduct for Financial Advice services
- “Live longer, better” – some thoughts on Lifetime Retirement Income’s recent roadshow
- Are we on the road to ruin?
- My second submission in relation to the future Code of Conduct for Financial Advice services
- Private education: It’s not a $16,000 decision, it’s more like a $500,000 decision.
- “Sunlight is the best disinfectant”. Some thoughts on the Australian financial services Royal Commission
- Financial advice for older clients – presentation for lawyers
- Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and counterparty risk
- Handwritten money lessons
- The difference between a financial adviser and an investment manager
- Free financial advice for professional trustees
- Many financial advisers are selling Porsches when most people want Toyotas
- Love people, not money
- Where are people getting advice about direct property and what sort of advice are they receiving?
- Trauma insurance is not a substitute for income protection insurance
- Three ways to invest in financial assets in New Zealand
- When should a financial adviser say they’re “independent”?
- Hannah McQueen crunches the numbers on retirement – with a side dish of fear, uncertainty, and doubt
- When taking too little risk is risky
- Economic growth is an upper limit on property prices
- NZ Super and uncertainty in retirement planning
- The folly of predicting market downturns
- NZ Wealth & Risk isn’t an affiliate site. This is why.
- “Living doesn’t cost much, but showing off does”
- Making better decisions, with the help of our friends
- On Simplicity becoming cash flow positive
- Why Fairhaven Wealth’s fees are increasing
- The median is not the message
- Should you repay your mortgage or invest?
- How to calculate your asset allocation
- Drawing on capital during retirement [with video!]
- Don’t be fooled by the 4 percent rule
- The issue isn’t “bad apples”. What New Zealand can learn from Australia’s Royal Commission
- Show me the consequences and I’ll show you the outcomes – why our financial services laws need to be enforced more aggressively
- Parents can help out their children by underwriting risks
- On bank conduct and culture
- Eat, drink, and be merry – for tomorrow we die
- “Past performance is no guarantee of future performance” – especially when it comes to property
- Kiwis should embrace supermodels
- A curmudgeon reads The Barefoot Investor
- I wouldn’t buy a rental property as a retirement asset. Here’s why.
- If you need to borrow to invest, you can’t afford to borrow to invest
There’s much more to come in 2019!