by Nick Rainsford | 20 Feb 2017 | General, Home loans, Investments, SMSF, Uncategorized
People often ask Nick and I about how to prepare themselves and/or their kids for taking out a home loan. Obviously, everyone’s financial circumstances are different but, this week, I thought I would compile a short list of the lessons our clients have learned and...
by Nick Rainsford | 2 Jan 2017 | General
Happy New Year everyone. Now that 2016 is behind us let’s look at some of the issues that dominated the financial world which may have affected you and then we’ll look at what may or may not happen in 2017. The year (2016) opened with the unusual step of the...
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 | 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...
