We all know a story about a European immigrant who worked hard, bought property, and ended up rich, right? Well let me tell you about a couple of guys who became billionaires…

Mr Smith, my high school maths teacher, insisted that trigonometry was something every young man needed to know. Yet I was more interested in buying and selling shares…

Along with its sister company, the Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC), I count Argo as one of my very first ‘smart’ buys. So let’s see how Argo stands up to our Barefoot Bluechip criteria…

Should you buy some shares in the QR National float? Well, if you were to ask the four men who’ve had the greatest influence of my life, they’d all say ‘yes’…

This week the head of the CBA, Sir Ralph Norris told investors that business was getting tougher – while he unveiled a record $6.1 billion annual profit. He may as well have fired the starters gun to bank bashing season…

My first job was as a deli boy at my local Woolies. I was 14, and as pimply as I was socially awkward. It didn’t help that each day after school I donned a paper hat and red bow tie and sliced cold cuts for less than ten bucks an hour.Being a teenager I was [...]