‘Is the next big market crash coming?’ …is the questions I get most often right now. Money School readers are worried, and that’s rational. It shows you’re paying attention. Hopefully this blog helps, and the bottom line is: I’ve decided not to worry...
It seems to me we have become good at a couple of things in the past month: Telling everyone else not to panic, and Panicking ourselves in private. It has been wonderful to see help being offered financially and emotionally to the huge numbers of folk in difficult and...
What official declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic means is front of mind for most of us now. For most of people reading this, it’s the first time we’ve had a pandemic experience. We’re making decisions we’ve never made before. Is it safe to go into work? Should I...
You’ve taken Step 1 on the road to financial independence and put in place a savings plan, and next up is investments. Good work! Next you’ll need to make some choices about what to do with those precious dollars. Been watching the markets amid election pre-selection...
Twice a year, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) runs a Sharemarket Game (I’ll call it ‘The Game’ from here on in). There’s a public version for any adult and a school version for students. I’ve played it several times and I’ve sucked at it. The photo at the top of...
