by Nick Rainsford | 28 Oct 2018 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF
Through our travels into the urban, suburban and rural parts of the country we hear a lot of sayings from people to justify their sometimes lavish expenses. In order to help us get over some of our woes this morning I thought I would compile a list of some of our...
by Nick Rainsford | 14 Oct 2018 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF
In the Beginning There Was Manufacturing Picture, if you will, an image of a modern-day car factory. Where once the production lines were dominated by people there are now complex machines doing most of the simple construction which requires speed, accuracy and...
by Nick Rainsford | 23 Sep 2018 | Home loans, Investments, SMSF
Background I caught up for a coffee with another broker a few weeks ago. We had a nice long chat about the industry that has adopted a couple of blokes orphaned from investment banking. There’s a story he told me that’s haunting me and keeps me thinking about...
by Nick Rainsford | 26 Aug 2018 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF
A couple of weeks ago and for the second time in 12 months I travelled back to Rome, Florence and Sienna. In between engorging myself with kilograms of pasta, gallons of wine and litres of gelato, I did a little research and lots of contemplation. The oldest bank...
by Nick Rainsford | 8 Aug 2018 | Business, General, Home loans, SMSF
Anyone who drives from St Ives Chase to Terrey Hills on a sunny weekend morning is likely to encounter lycra-clad middle-aged men riding on their expensive bicycles. Some of these cyclists are quite serious. They’re the ones who take the ride down to Bobbin Head and...
by Nick Rainsford | 15 Jul 2018 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF
Our local area in Sydney’s upper North Shore has a very large elderly demographic. I’m talking a disproportionate number of people over eighty. I’ve been known to refer to the suburb as Club-Med for the dead. Almost on a daily basis I encounter strange behaviour from...
