From the category archives:
Forecasts
Barefoot’s Budget Breakdown 2012
May 9, 2012 - 11 Comments
Here’s my No B.S breakdown of what you need to know – and focus on – from the 2012 budget.
Read moreMoney, Greed and the End of the Financial World
March 13, 2012 - 1 Comment
I caught up with Father Bob and John Safran on Triple J to talk about money, greed and the end of the financial world.
Read moreMy Four Big Predictions
February 3, 2012 - 12 Comments
This week Facebook confirmed its plan to become a public company. It’ll get a lot of attention (and most of it about as useful as your uncle’s status updates) but here are a couple of things to consider.
Read moreThe End of America
November 25, 2011 - 11 Comments
Over the last couple of months I’ve met a lot of older Aussies who have similar feelings of stress – about their finances. The last financial crisis has left them gun-shy in the face of an impending market meltdown.
Read morePredicting the Unpredicable
November 4, 2011 - 6 Comments
Conventional economic wisdom says that when interest rates are lowered people are encouraged to borrow and spend more. Then again, conventional economic wisdom hasn’t been working that well of late.
Read moreMy Share Market Shopping List
October 28, 2011 - 13 Comments
None of this doom and gloom has done anything to diminish my desire to be an investor – just the opposite…
Read moreWhat the Downturn Means For You
September 23, 2011 - 21 Comments
I’ve come to understand that there’s a direct correlation between me being in the media and the share market crashing. It’s uncanny.
Read more$327,000 in Credit Card Debt and Drowning
July 29, 2011 - 15 Comments
While all the talk this week has centered on raising the debt ceiling, the real issue is the debt, and in particular the out-of-control spending that has caused it.
Read more“China Will Pay For Our Prosperity”
July 15, 2011 - 11 Comments
While China (and to a lesser extent India) is absolutely the investment story of our lifetime, that doesn’t mean it will be all smooth sailing. Just take a look at what’s happening around the world: the Global Financial Crisis – phase two – has begun.
Read moreA Big, Fat, Greek Bankruptcy
July 1, 2011 - 12 Comments
Greece is kind of like your Uncle Ronnie. He’s never really worked that hard (except at evading tax), and for years now he’s hit up his neighbours for loans – and consistently lied about when he’d pay them back. But Ronnie’s day of reckoning has arrived: his neighbours want their money.
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