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Identifying your passionate career
I am often asked by clients and seminar attendees how I changed careers and how I found my passion for financial education and planning. In this article I share some of my story and recommend two resources for identifying your passion.
What Warren Buffet is Doing: in his own words
“Buy Amercian. I am.” declared Warren Buffet in an opinion piece in the New York Times on October 17th, 2008. This article is written by Warren Buffet and I highly recommend you read it here. In his own personal account he says that he has been buying American stocks. He also says that people who [...]
The 10 most important investment sayings
In the Wealth section of today’s edition of The Australian there is a very useful article by Don Stammer summarising some of the great wealth creation wisdom. Cut through the noise and focus on the fundamental, timeless principles of creating wealth. Read Don Stammer’s article: “Wise words: the 10 most important investment sayings“.
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams: by Dr Randy Pausch
There is a tradition at Carnegie Mellon University called “The Last Lecture” – if you knew you were about to die what would you share with your students in your last lecture? Dr Randy Pausch recently gave such a lecture, with a twist. My passion is helping people achieve their lifestyle goals through the wise [...]
Wise advice from Saturday Night Live
Please enjoy the fine wisdom in this sketch by the crew at Saturday Night Live, including Steve Martin. Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford!
The key ingredient to wealth
Imagine for a minute that you’re on a ship sailing the seas; perhaps a cruise along the Alaskan coastline. The ship hits an iceberg, starts taking on water and the Captain announces “abandon ship – everyone to the life boats”. Traditionally, who are the first to be saved? The women and children. But why the [...]
How to read a non-fiction book in 15 minutes
Since money weaves its way into most aspects of our life learning how to effectively manage your finances and create wealth can take quite a large amount of learning, including reading. Scott Pape, author of The Barefoot Investor, recently published an article on how he reads a non-fiction book in just 15 minutes – and [...]
Can you really achieve your financial dreams?
About a year ago during a client meeting a young lady in her mid-twenties asked me, “Matt, why are we talking about all of these dreams and goals? Is it realistic to think you can achieve them?” Absolutely you can! You can achieve whatever you want, and there is lots of evidence to that effect. [...]
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