by Nick Rainsford | 19 Dec 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
There are things in life that we take for granted. For a random set of examples say the air that we breathe, the love of another human being, a change of prime ministers every couple of years and the fact that the sun will rise in the east each day. It’s a little like...
by Nick Rainsford | 12 Dec 2016 | Business, Financial Thymes newsletter, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, Uncategorized
In a conversation with a few friends a couple of weeks ago – and while we were all expressing collective dismay at the current state of banking in Australia and globally (as you do when the sticky wine is being served ahead of the cheese platter) – the topic turned to...
by Nick Rainsford | 21 Nov 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF, Uncategorized
When did we start using the idioms of today? You know the one’s. In this article I’ll use italics to signify some of the idiotic expressions that have replaced the core values of doing business. You read about disruption of one industry or another these days as if it...
by Nick Rainsford | 14 Nov 2016 | Business, Leasing, Uncategorized
We have a client, Roger Ng (not entirely his real name), who refers all of his business to us. Roger Ng was recently in the market to replace two cars and had settled on a Mercedes-Benz A250 for himself and a GLC250d as his family’s conveyance. Roger was very happy...
by Nick Rainsford | 7 Nov 2016 | Business, General, Leasing, Uncategorized
My Maserati Does 185 I lost my license and now I don’t drive. – Joe Walsh, Life’s Been Good After many, many years of outright car ownership, I’m returning to leasing. Why? Well, two reasons really. Firstly, a car (no matter how nice when new) is a depreciating...
by Nick Rainsford | 15 Aug 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, Leasing, SMSF
As a former banker, I have a soft spot for Australian banks. I have worked for a couple of them. What I have always failed to understand is why people continue to use these banks despite their strong personal feelings opposing them. Let me explain. Many of us have a...
