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It’s the end of an era for Barefoot
It’s been an emotional week.
On Thursday afternoon I opened up news.com.au and saw my noggin smiling back at me.
The headline read:
“‘Disappointing’: ING scraps wildly popular Savings Maximiser high interest savings account.”
The best question this year
How cool is this?
On Tuesday an eight-year-old named Molly filled out the “Ask Barefoot” form on my website:
“My parents won’t allow me to buy shares, and it makes me feel so sad. Please help me! Molly”
A Boy Worth Fighting For
We were somewhere over Malaysia, wedged into economy with four kids, when the fighting started.
It was hot. It was cramped. And the chicken satay I’d wolfed down in Singapore was staging a violent protest somewhere south of my belt buckle.
“Just shut up, the lot of you”, I thundered.
Why I invested in Elon Musk's SpaceX
I just invested in the most overvalued piece of junk going around:
Elon’s latest trillion-dollar trouser-tickler, SpaceX.
I didn’t have a choice. My index fund bought it for me. Automatically.
The next crash is coming
You wake up and check your phone. The markets have opened, and your super is down 25%.
What I’m doing with my money
It’s 5am.
I’m at the farm, sitting here at the kitchen table, staring at my screen … and watching the US stock market get absolutely hammered. It has plummeted close to 5% since I went to bed last night, in response to Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs.
How Low Can My Shares Go?
Hi Scott,
I stupidly put $9,000 into shares before Trump, when prices were high, but now they’ve gone backwards! Yikes! I haven’t sold them (yet), but I’m just wondering how low can they go?
Markets Crashing
“Grab your dressing gowns … we’re going on a magical mystery farm field trip”, I announced to the kids.
Can you trust AI to research investments?
Love your work! Do you have any advice on using Microsoft AI Copilot for investing?
An 11-Year-Old With a BIG Problem
I’m 11 years old and I’m trying to invest, but I’m having a problem. Every investing app I try has monthly fees up to $10 a month! Can you please help give me some advice on how to find the right investing app.
Stoned on Weed Stocks
Do you know what is happening with the medical cannabis companies? I had shares in AC8 and CGB and both have been delisted. Others are only worth 1/100th what I paid for them! Should I be freaking out?
Why is the smartest investor in the world ... selling?
Strap yourself in … the Trump trade is on, and everything is going up.
The day after Donald won the election, the US stock market surged 1,500 points – the biggest post-election gain in 128 years.
You’re Telling me NOT to Invest in the Stock Market?
I’m 50 years old and confused. You recently said: “Don’t save up a deposit in the share market; instead park that money in an online saver or term deposit”. But isn’t the point of investing in shares that you can have the financial freedom to do what you want, like buy a dream house?
Warren Buffett’s $5.4 BILLION Warning to investors
Why haven’t you written about your idol Warren Buffett selling BILLIONS of dollars worth of his Bank of America shares? Sounds like he knows something we don’t …
Guru Predicts Tesla Shares will Go Up 1,000 per cent
I’m wondering if you have changed your tune on investing in Tesla? Ark Invest guru Cathie Wood has just added to her stake in the company in anticipation of the robot taxi revolution.
Artificial Intelligence Stole $300,000 From Me
I have just read your response to Craig regarding Robert Irwin and Trade 6000 Alrex.
A warning to all investors
Last week I watched my share portfolio get hammered as markets plunged across the globe.
And in response I’m doing something I rarely do … I’m issuing a warning to all investors:
If the economy is so screwed … why is the share market at all-time highs?
I was in at the ABC the other day when a young Gen Z bloke who worked there (whose hairdo made him look like one of my alpacas) nailed me with a killer question:
“If the economy is so screwed … why is the share market at all-time highs?”
Investing in Nvidia
Given that artificial intelligence is going to change the world, up-end entire industries and render millions of people unemployed (hopefully not me!), I am thinking about investing a large part of my superannuation into Nvidia, the AI chip maker that is dominating the industry.
I Turned $15,000 into $8 Million
I don’t have a money question to shock you, but more a story you’ll probably shake your head at. Many years ago, I turned $15,000 into $3.2 million in crypto. It took just over two years, and when I got there I was clueless as to what to do with that much money. I had every opportunity to turn it into real goods and services here in country Victoria.