by Nick Rainsford | 31 Oct 2016 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF, Uncategorized
Not all that long ago, home loans were simple. If you wanted one, you’d walk into a branch or call your broker and you would get one. If you wanted one for investment purposes, there was no difference in price. The only real price differences between products was if...
by Nick Rainsford | 6 Oct 2016 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF, Uncategorized
When I first put in place a home loan 32 years ago all I could think about was how I was going to pay it off and own my own home. The day I made the final repayment was one I’ll always remember. I was free of the bank…until we decided to upgrade but that’s another...
by Nick Rainsford | 26 Sep 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments
In our travels we come across many different types of people. Some people are an open book, others…not so much. Given we have to delve into areas that are often very rarely discussed, it’s important that we get a complete financial picture of our clients. Everything....
by Nick Rainsford | 12 Sep 2016 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF
A few weeks ago I heard a wonderful expression to describe people that are always negative. The speaker at a seminar I attended was comparing those negative people in Australia to those crossing borders whilst fleeing war torn countries and yet remained hopeful and...
by Nick Rainsford | 5 Sep 2016 | Business, General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF
We at Thyme Financial are often astounded when clients tell us they had banked with a particular institution for decades and now in their late sixties they are met with bad service, products that are irrelevant or a loan rejection. That rejection may be for an...