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Despite a long list of investor worries, five practical ways to manage the noise and stay focused on long-term investment strategy.

After 28 years of advising clients in the Illawarra and now having more than 1,000 clients in the region, we are very proud to announce the opening of Illawarra Financial Planning’s new main office for the area.

…Without the Bullshit The Global Financial World has had a lot going on over recent years. Ever since the Global Financial Crisis, interest in the economic situation has peaked among the general public, although it is…

My old soccer coach was a wise man. He had a saying “when in doubt, kick it out”. He would always say if you’re under stress and someone’s bearing down on you at 100 miles an hour and you need to make a quick…

My son is turning five next month, and he’s at that age now when I can have a decent chat with him. One day I saw him building a tall Lego wall. But every time he got it to a certain height it crumbled down. It made him…

It is easy to joke that you don’t care what happens to your assets after you die. But if you care about your loved ones, it can be far less stressful on them if you leave clear directions on how you would like things…

Do you know why you do what you do or are you just doing it…well, because? The below story is about making sure you’re getting out of bed in the morning for the right reasons. It’s about making sure you’re living life…

“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value”. Of all Albert Einstein’s many quotes, this is one of his most profound. I ask others what success looks like and of course the concept is…

Well the 2016 Budget has been delivered, so what should we be doing regarding the changes to super? There are a number of big changes regarding contributions to super, but in short the Government is making it harder to…

I recently had to go to an eye specialist. The guy I went to was recommended to me as the best in his field. I showed up at the clinic on time, feeling a little nervous and unsure of what was happening next.

Although they’re all unique, they fall into two main categories There’s the group that has always agreed with me but have never proactively done anything about anything. And the other group is called my clients.

Market corrections , market dips, bear markets….. who loves them? Not many…but what if I told you that maybe you should…? Actually, they’re never called any of the above. They’re always called a crash.