Seeing ourselves as others see us. As we age we have to deal with changes which are not just financial. I first realized this whilst I was still working full time. After a project meeting I caught a tram along St Kilda Road to travel back to the city. The tram was full as usual. …
Role Reversal One of the best things about our retirement has been the time we spent with our two granddaughters. It would have been good to spend similar time with our two grandsons but they lived in Perth so it wasn’t just a short drive up the road. It all began when the eldest granddaughter,…
An important bit of ETF education. Here is an extract from an article by James Kirby in The Australian about the risks of some exchange traded funds. The article highlights one of the major risks of ETFs: “A coalition of the world’s biggest fund managers is pressing for consumer protection reforms in the booming Exchange…
WEDNESDAY MID WEEK CATCH UP, 30th September 2020 The ASX 200 (ASX: XJO) has ended the month in uninspiring fashion as it oscillated between small gains and losses on Monday to close down 13 points. The banks slid back on some profit-taking after big moves last week on news lending restrictions would be eased. Tuesday saw a similar pattern evolve; the market closed flat after early optimism evaporated. Another quiet day of indecision… Wednesday saw the market down 64…
This week we look at a speculative battery technology stock that has enjoyed (if that is the right word) a volatile run on the ASX in recent weeks. Now the dust has settled from the much-anticipated Tesla Battery Day, its time to have another look at Novonix (ASX: NVX). What does NVX do? The company is…
This week Henry is on the virtual couch with author and founder of ‘Shareplicity’, Danielle Ecuyer. Danielle has had a long career in broking having worked for some of the big names in investment banks both here in Australia and London. She has recently written a book ‘Shareplicity’ which aims to make share investing as…
Washington Soul Pattinson (ASX: SOL) is an investment company which listed on the ASX in 1903. It boasts an impressive and unmatched dividend record, never failing to pay a dividend to shareholders in its 117 years since listing. How’s that for consistency? Its major interests are in TPG, BKW and NHC. The stock caught my…
Vlado Bosanac the CEO has been kind enough to spend an hour with Henry chatting about the opportunities of this $100m ASX listed company that is starting to make waves. In fact, Vlado is proof of its impact having ‘dechunked’ during CV19 and losing 14kg with the help of the new technology. An unexpected consequence…
You cannot keep a good man down and this weekend in a departure from the usual Financial Education we join Henry as he indulges you with a chat on the Couch with Rock Legend Paul Christie from Mondo Rock. I could explain why, what its about and disclaim any advice but there is none, I…
I’m feeling just a little bit more optimistic for the first time in months. There may be just a chink of light at the end of the tunnel. If Victoria can get its house in order Australia might just achieve some degree of a new normality. I know we can’t expect to return to the…
