For the last six weeks, we have seen headlines in the business pages about the share markets around the world going down, then going up the next day, followed by a fall the following day. This is normal – the reason that the media is following these movements at the moment, is because of the…
I receive a number of email newsletters each day, but I thought this one was particularly useful, so have replicated it below. It is from Fortune magazine in their Cyber Saturday Edition: Good morning, Cyber Saturday readers. Several friends and professional contacts phoned me in a state of panic this summer. They said they had…
Following on from the project that we carried out in 2016 with our membership clients, it is important to continually be aware of the risks of your online self. The following checklist is from CERT NZ – the Government agency who provide you with up-to-date actionable advice on current threats and vulnerabilities. We subscribe to…
Although the development of the internet, email, smart phones, tablets and computers has brought many advantages, it has also created an entirely new criminal industry. The types and breadth of technological related scams is continually increasing and evolving. Every week, we read information about a new scam and every now and then hear of someone…
A friend of ours (lets call him Joshua) unwittingly got caught up in a fraudulent ‘prize winning’ scheme recently and lost $7,000. He gave the scammers his passport details and bank account details, and they started to harrass him by phone for more money and got angry when they asked for a receipt for the…
I have mentioned ‘The Sketch Guy’, Carl Richards before, he does a column in The New York Times and has some great ideas for us to share with you. This is the latest idea and it resonated with me. As Carl says: Here’s a super loaded question: Is it worth it? We ask this question a…
There are many things that can have an impact on the value of a share investment – from the industry outlook, the local and global environment, to a consideration of who the Directors and Executive Management of the business are and what their business track records are. As well as the obvious issues, there are…
This is a TED talk that struck a chord with me. It is a British Economist talking about whether everything needs to keep growing forever – and pointing out that in nature things have a limit to their growth – then they explode or die. She has developed her ‘doughnut’ theory, which makes a lot…
To get your money working for you (instead of you continuing to work until you die to have enough money to live off), a portion of your investment portfolio needs to be invested in shares (or equities). Owing shares of a company means that you are an owner. You participate in the success of the…
My morning newsletter from The Economist is a valuable part of my day – even when I am too busy to read all the other newsletters, I save the Economist newsletters to check when I have time. The newsletter has between 3 and 5 summaries of articles, and you can get a limited free subscription. …
Warren Buffet is pretty much the most successful investor ever, he is a legend and 42,000 people went to the AGM of his company (that he owns with Charlie Munger, they are both in their late 80’s now) this year. This is an excellent video to give you a feel for the long term impact…
Every now and then I come across an article that is so important, that I just have to share it with you. Susan Edmunds wrote this article in Stuff – and I thought it the nail on the head. So this blog post is really just sharing it with you! Here’s why you shouldn’t put…