by Nick Rainsford | 13 Nov 2017 | Business, General, Investments
About 10 years ago my local council started an eradication program to rid the local area of feral foxes. Initially, people were happy but as time went by and as some pesky newcomers moved in, the euphoria of lynching the foxes didn’t last. Within a few months people...
by Nick Rainsford | 16 Sep 2017 | Business, General
Most of us meander through our corporate careers with a burning ambition to learn. This learning serves us well to do our jobs better and if we’re lucky will result in a promotion. Then, repeat. By now, most of you with a few grey hairs will be mumbling profanities...
by Nick Rainsford | 6 Mar 2017 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
I see many on-line distributors of various products spruiking their wares digitally. As many people have come to realise if you’re selling online you better be the cheapest. Or at least cheaper than someone who offers service. In our game, it’s the same thing. You can...
by Nick Rainsford | 9 Jan 2017 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
I was watching the Godfather trilogy a few weeks ago. In one particular scene one of the members of the Corleone family (the main crime family in the film trilogy) is about to be executed when he utters the words “tell Michael it was only business”. Then he was...
by Nick Rainsford | 22 Aug 2015 | Business, General
Have you heard your bank talk of how relationships are important lately? Probably, what you need to do – as you would with any relationship – is measure that talk against reality. If your bank has cut its cost to income ratio dramatically in the past decade,...
