Are you looking to build greater wealth but unsure which investment vehicle is right for you? When it comes to building wealth, few debates are as enduring as property versus shares. Recently, I sat down for a live conversation with Louise Bedford – one of Australia’s most respected trading educators, a bestselling author of sixRead More

Thinking of hiring a buyer’s agent to see you through these difficult times? Think again… For most of the past five years, property investing in Australia has been very forgiving. You could have picked almost any suburb at random – Melbourne aside – and still come out ahead. In that kind of market, the orderRead More

Does it feel like your money isn’t working as hard as it used to? Costs are up, growth has stalled, and the “just wait, and it’ll go up” strategy has gone quiet – you’re not imagining it. We may not be staring down a repeat of the 1970s, but we are living through the sameRead More

Three months on from the federal budget changes, the verdict is in, and it isn’t pretty.  Fewer first home buyers are active in the market than before the changes landed, and everyday property investors have almost entirely been swept aside. For anyone who has ever wanted to work hard and improve their position by buyingRead More

Are you wondering where property prices are headed and how long we will remain in the doldrums? Every property cycle eventually poses the same question to investors: is this a genuine crash, a soft landing, or something in between? Right now, with national prices falling and confidence at near record lows, those questions are louderRead More