If you’ve been reading my blog, you’ll know that the real power of wealth comes from time. Little actions today, like spending a little less each month and saving a little more, when added together over a longer time frame,…
Is 4% the right rate to use for Retirement Planning? Why the 4% rule always needs to be nuanced.
Conventional wisdom in the personal finance space tells us that if we want to secure enough money with which we can retire comfortably, we need to assess if that amount can be covered by a 4% return on our portfolio…
Why I chose to walk away from Early Retirement and why I think I made the right choice.
3 years ago I was on track to hit my magic number within a year. That’s the investment or net wealth number I had calculated that if I hit, I would be able to stop working my corporate job and…
10 things to do about that Bad Investment
I like writing about making money off my investments. I bet you would agree that it is always more inspirational to make money, think about making money and write about making money than the opposite. But not all investments turn…
Building Long Term Wealth with one simple strategy
Over the weekend I was catching up with an old friend, Ricardo. We worked together at a large multinational Media and Entertainment Company about 15 years ago. We were both fresh into our careers at the time and both had…
You’ve just received a lump sum of money and don’t know if you should repay debt or rather invest it? Here’s what you should be thinking about.
A decade ago I had been with a new organization for two years as a director in the finance team. My salary had grown 30% over the previous 2 years, thanks to hard work, focus and applying all the techniques…
Why did I start blogging and 5 key lessons learnt
You might have read my short bio and wondered what the hell am I doing blogging? Why did I start blogging? You may also be wondering what I’ve learnt from blogging so far? If you’ve had these 2 questions, great.…
Are you Rich?
Are you rich? “Am I Rich?” Have you asked yourself this question before? I imagine if you’re reading my blog then the idea has come to your mind. Rich in terms of salary, rich in terms of net wealth, rich…
Private Banking : is it worth it ?
Is private banking worth it ? What does this service bring you as a benefit, what are the costs ? Should you rather just be your own banker ? I’m sure your questions could go on and on. You probably know that it is a fairly…
10 reasons why Contemporary Art can be a good investment
Research by Korteweg and Kräussl from Stanford University, (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/research-art-good-investment) using the BASI (Blouin Art Sales Index), showed investment in Art delivered an annual return, as an asset class, over 1972 to 2010 of 6.5%. According to Artprice.com, art auction turnover…
