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BIG NEWS!
11 August 2009 – Despite my youthful looks, I’ve been around a while. It’s been five years since I wrote my break out best-seller the ‘Barefoot Investor’….(last edition,
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quick announcement and a favor…
30 June 2009 – In response to the hundreds of emails I get each week my team and I have been working on a number of projects that
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Notes from the Inside
30 June 2009 – My Sunday morning ritual starts by being woken up (by the panting of my labrador retriever, Buffett), pulling on a tracksuit, grabbing The Economist magazine from my front lawn, and heading to the beach
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House Prices to Increase 20% Over the Next Three Years?
19 June 2009 – Last night on my regular gig on ABC radio’s Nightlife I was joined by my good mate, consumer property advocate Neil Jenman. Top of the bill
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The Problem with Poo
5 June 2009 – Last Sunday’s newspapers ran the story that Mark Philippoussis had run out of dough, with a finance company seeking $1.3 million, costs and possession
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I lost my cool
28 May 2009 – Last night I had my regular gig on ABC radio’s Nightlife program, where I spend an hour talking about money issues, and taking talk-back
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I was a Subprime Rock Star
20 May 2009 – The Subprime Rock Star Interview Last week I caught up with Glen Pizzolorusso – a self-confessed ‘subprime rock star’. The twenty-something New Yorker became a
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Sarah, Jessica, Parker
19 May 2009 – Everyone makes such a big deal about New York. Songs are sung about it, television series are based around it, travel writers and even
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Buffett signs my bill
4 May 2009 –
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Woodstock for Capitalists
3 May 2009 – My day in pictures:
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams?
30 April 2009 – G’day from LA. I’m sitting at a cafe located on Hollywood Boulevard, just down the road from the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, where celebrities put
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My best investment has cost (and lost) me a fortune
20 April 2009 – It’s well past midnight and I’m finally home after twelve days on the road: three states, four flights, and enough airline food to kill
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Warning: this is toxic
26 March 2009 – Writing about complex economic problems is scary. It involves risk. It’s risky because it’s difficult to work out who’s right, who’s wrong, and who’s going
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Where do I go from here? Disappear maybe, or say goodbye to life?
20 March 2009 – I don’t reply to many emails, although, thankfully, I don’t get many emails like the one you’re about to read. Late last week, when I
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How to get in the ear of a CEO
12 March 2009 – Late last night just as I was finishing up work, I received the following email: Hi Scott, I am one of many students studying a Bachelor
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You’ve Got Mail
2 March 2009 – This week I’ve arranged for the best investor in the world to give you his take on where the investment markets are heading –
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Getting a leg up could leave you legless!
27 March 2007 – The Barefoot Investor has excess emotional baggage, commitment issues and is generally regarded as unreliable around the house’. Well, according to a snap poll
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Finance, the new black
21 March 2007 – This week Stella McCartney stirred a stampede of shoppers to line up (on a Sunday morning no less) to sample her signature range of
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A Crash or Simply a Smash?
13 March 2007 – Last Sunday I received a telephone call that no one wants to get. Miss Barefoot had been in a car accident. The story goes
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Orientation Week
27 February 2007 – This anti-social spectacle was my introduction to the cult of university campus living. If I knew then what I know now, I wouldn’t have
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A Millionaire’s Miracle or a Sensational Scam?
12 February 2007 – My better half, Miss Barefoot, is regularly the bridesmaid but never the bride – something that hasn’t gone unnoticed by both our families. While
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Take a bank loan or own the bank
9 February 2007 – Last Sunday morning I attended a family get-together. I’m not at the top of my game before midday on a Sunday, and my mother,
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Are you a money matters genius?
8 February 2007 – It’s enough to give Baby John Burgess a severe dose of green room envy – this year’s television line-up seems to be all about
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An Affair to Remember
30 January 2007 – Paris Hilton seems to have it all worked out. The millionaire hotel heiress with the chihuahua in her handbag has fame, fortune and a
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How to Lose Money
23 January 2007 – Tongue-twisting children’s author Dr Seuss once said “the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn the more
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Beware of the Bozos
16 January 2007 – There’s never any shortage of embittered people with negative views in any workplace, but it’s important not to let them drag you down. Earlier this
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Success is so old school
9 January 2007 – Earlier this year I attended my 10-year high school reunion. Though Hollywood would have us all believe this is a magical night when you
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Get ready for Bondage
2 January 2007 – I OFTEN find women seek me out. It happens at parties. It happens at bars. I’ve got quite a reputation. So much so that
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Christmas Column
24 December 2006 – According to market scuttlebutt a consortium led by Macquarie Bank is planning to make a takeover bid for Santa Ltd. Market pundits say the
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Q and A
15 December 2006 – At the end of each column I provide my email address so readers can contact me – and they do. I always look forward
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How to Create a Property Bubble
11 December 2006 – This week I gave an hour-long speech to 500 real estate agents, armed with nothing more than a lot of hot air and a
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Debt and Destruction
1 December 2006 – I first met Sarah a few years ago. At the time, the only thing that caught my eye was the fact that she didn’t
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Credit Card Cred
20 November 2006 – Last week I lost my wallet. Being Barefoot it contained enough shrapnel to supply an average army platoon, yet nothing in the way of
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The Best Bet You’ll have all Year
14 November 2006 – I share a similar style to Jamie Oliver when it comes to cooking – I’d much rather “whip something up” than take away. I’m
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Barefoot’s Ten Year High School Reunion
27 July 2006 – Tonight I will be attending my 10-year high school reunion. Although Hollywood would have us all believe this is a magical night when you
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Getting the best loan for your money
6 March 2006 – I’m famous for my Monday night pasta extravaganza. No really. I’ve honed my craft since I was a struggling student – so much so
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