Ever thought about becoming a share trader? Ever heard of the stock market rollercoaster? The stock market can be a nerve wracking pastime. In this Blog, Fran shares her recent experience with the highs and lows of share trading! Monday : As usual I...
Do you need a Self-Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) …or do you just WANT one? SMSF’s are an absolute boom industry in Australia. There are around 600,000 of them operating and well over a million members involved in them. So, are they a good idea?...
Oh yay I’ve got my Superannuation Annual Statement! Fran’s put together 5 Simple Steps to help you Understand and Review your Superannuation Statement: Firstly, pat yourself on the back. You’ve kept your contact details up to date and your fund knew where to...
We bang on about financial independence a lot at Money School. It features heavily in our blogs, and it appears in our education for kids. But what does it actually mean, and why should you care? What does financial independence mean? We define financial independence...
The Australian taxpayer is currently funding the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the financial industry (or in more detail: Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry). Lucky us. We got screwed by these guys. Now we get to pay millions to find out...
David Yermack is a Professor of Finance at NYU Stern. He teaches Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies, including the concept of Blockchain Banking. When the opportunity arose to hear him speak at UWA recently, I leapt. Now, after years of saying ‘it’s just another currency’...
