Investment Property

The Property Boom Was Interrupted?

By |2024-09-29T22:41:40+13:00September 29th, 2024|Finance, Interest Rates, Investment Property, Mortgages, Myths busted!, Tomorrow's U|

Twice a year, we adjust our clocks. Once a day, the earth spins around, and in a year, we all complete a circuit around the sun. Our own lifecycle, from conception until death, in roughly 15-20 year increments, cycles between one focus, to another: From 'Me' (single) to 'Us' (finding a partner) to 'They' (having

The More Active Approach To Property Investment

By |2024-09-26T14:47:27+13:00September 22nd, 2024|Finance, Interest Rates, Investing, Investment Property, Mortgages, Tomorrow's U|

With so many strategies available with property or even investing outside of property for that matter, it's often hard to know where to start. One effective approach is to understand what the future might look like and align your investment strategies accordingly. To begin, consider the broader economic and technological trends. Will governments and central

The Dangers of a ‘Just Because’ Investment Strategy

By |2024-09-08T21:25:50+13:00September 8th, 2024|Finance, Interest Rates, Investing, Investment Property, Kiwisaver, Myths busted!, News, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

Time freedom is to have complete control over one’s time. Imagine this for yourself: If you genuinely had all your cares taken care of, not just in your life but for all around you, what would you do with your time? Imagine not having to go to work and having all the resources you needed

Introducing…The Sounding Board Sessions

By |2024-09-05T12:47:08+13:00September 5th, 2024|Investing, Investment Property, Kids, Kiwisaver, Myths busted!, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

Introducing Sounding Board Sessions: The bit you've been missing all along! Have you been wading through the infinite choices you have as a self-directed investor or homebuyer? Are you looking for a qualified third party not to tell you want to do, but to help chart your own course? Look no further! We're thrilled to

Prison Break: Retirement Edition

By |2024-09-02T15:12:15+13:00August 31st, 2024|Investing, Investment Property, Mortgages, Myths busted!, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

Here's a Netflix-pilot episode that never came to be. Imagine the scene of a retired person living alone in government-funded housing, aka the 'council flats'. It's where people who can't afford much go when they're old. Like the 30-square metre dwelling with poor ventilation I can still remember from almost 30 years ago. The inside

Will Property Prices Ignite in the Wake of Interest Rate Drop?

By |2024-08-18T21:42:33+13:00August 18th, 2024|Finance, Interest Rates, Investing, Investment Property, Mortgages, Myths busted!, News, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

The recent drop in the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.25% has sparked a flurry of speculation about the future of the property market. Those hanging on for dear life are desperate for good news and recency bias is at work here - many believe lower interest rates signal a return to the boom times.

To The Everyday Investor: My Purpose-Based Investment

By |2024-06-16T22:06:32+13:00June 14th, 2024|Interest Rates, Investment Property, Kids, Kiwisaver, News, Tomorrow's U|

Being a Purpose-Based Investor: A Strategy for Modern Times Often, what's on my mind or heart connects to my purpose of building wealth. Today, I want to discuss why you should consider a purpose-based investment strategy rather than just a goals-based one. Given the world's current changes, this approach offers both risks and opportunities. Getting

The 11-th Hour Leap

By |2024-06-14T22:00:48+13:00June 9th, 2024|Investing, Investment Property, Kiwisaver, Myths busted!, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

It's not uncommon for me to have conversations with people, typically in their mid to late 40s, facing a rude awakening. While they were busy focusing on that next bonus to clear the credit card or pay for their mid-winter family Fiji escape, they spot something they never noticed before. It's about this time when

Should YOU Pay Off The Mortgage, Or Invest?

By |2024-05-05T14:09:29+13:00May 5th, 2024|Finance, Interest Rates, Investing, Investment Property, Kids, Mortgages, Myths busted!, News, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

When should you pay off the mortgage, and when should you invest?   Over the last few years, this question rolls around frequently on social media.   One view suggests that mortgages should be eliminated ASAP. The benefits include not worrying about interest rates, and the ability to invest larger amounts of money into assets

It’s May, But You Didn’t Sell: Can You Go Away?

By |2024-05-30T20:38:59+13:00May 5th, 2024|Interest Rates, Investing, Investment Property, Kids, Myths busted!, News, Retirement, Tomorrow's U|

Cycles, superstition, and strategy. Money and life often play tricks on each other. Sometimes, some things, can happen around the same times as other things. Occasionally, superstition seems legitimate. For example, can the weather affect the share market? And do English superstitions, work the same down under? Like, what about this one? 'Sell in May,

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