Christmas may be over … but it’s not too late to give your kids and family a gift that will last through 2019. All you need is a couple of hours to spare and a fireproof, waterproof safe, writes the Barefoot Investor.
Christmas may be known as the time for “giving”, but to most school-aged kids it’s really a time for “getting”. Parents should beware of expectation creating entitlement, writes Scott Pape.
When it comes to low-cost index super funds, Aussies are like the flat-earthers of the finance world, openly questioning the validity. And the result is… last year Aussie super funds swiped $32 billion in fees, robbing future retirees of hundreds of thousands from their nest eggs, writes Barefoot Investor.
Barefoot Investor Scott Pape has called on parents to avoid giving out cash to their children for Christmas, declaring it a complete cop out.
THE Barefoot Investor answers readers questions about finance, investment, mortgages, retirement, property and more.
GOOGLE has set up a new service this week called “Helpouts” that connects people seeking specific advice, to experts, in real time.
I’VE spoken to billion-dollar-fund managers. I’ve spoken to Federal Members of Parliament on a range of economic issues.
SCOTT Pape answers your questions on saving, investing, buying property, superannuation and getting married.
IF you have a burning money question, or you want to win a fight with your spouse, shoot over to Barefootinvestor.com and ask a question.
I’M socially awkward but over the years I’ve worked out one default topic that most people find interesting: where I invest my money.
I HAVE discovered just how hard it is to explain complicated, multi-billion-dollar policies in sweet, simple, sound-bites.
I HAVE thought a lot about what my newborn son’s future holds: he’s going to have to plan to make his money stretch 100 years.
WHO the hell would want to be an investor? On Thursday, the ups became downs, and “gains for 2013 evaporated”.
AS THE market has dipped over the past few weeks I’ve been adding bargains to my portfolio. What have I been buying?
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