Inflation: Slowly Deflating Your Worries (and Interest Rates!) Kia ora everyone! Let’s talk about inflation, that pesky buzzword that’s been clinging to our wallets like gum to a shoe. We all know the feeling – groceries costing a bit more, that dream vacation seeming further away. But here’s the good news about inflation While still a concern, is showing signs of simmering down. As the…
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Reasons To Be Optimistic About The Markets In 2024
Reasons To Be Optimistic About The Markets In 2024 A year ago, I wrote on the topics below with the same optimism I’ve written about in this article. Suffice to say, it seems I was a little early in my optimism for 2023! To be honest, everything we thought would play out, did play out, it just went a little slower than expected. These key…
The Dawn of a New Era: The Potential Impact of US Bitcoin ETFs on the Crypto Market
The Dawn of a New Era: The Potential Impact of US Bitcoin ETFs on the Crypto Market My first 3 articles in Janet’s ‘Money Matters Newsletter’ were a basic introduction to Bitcoin and the crypto landscape. That was back in March 2022. In the world of crypto, that was light-years ago! To say a lot has happened since then is a massive understatement. The crypto…
Why You Should Be Investing Into Buckets
Investing Into Buckets Go and purchase any number of books on the topic of investing, building wealth, or retirement planning, and most of the authors will speak about their version of ‘investing into buckets’. It is certainly a theme shared by most of the world’s greatest and well-known investment experts. What do we mean by ‘investing into buckets’? In this article, we will break down…
The Three Pillars Of Risk
The Three Pillars Of Risk When it comes to knowing where to invest and seeking financial advice from a qualified Investment Adviser, there is generally a lot of focus placed on a client’s Risk Profile. And, for good reason, as knowing your ‘risk tolerance’ and your ‘emotional composure’ when it comes to investing, is very important. But – Is this the only component to consider…
How To Invest in Crypto
How To Invest in Crypto By now, hopefully, you have a basic understanding of the crypto space, and you can see the huge adoption and growth that’s coming. So ‘how to invest in crypto’ you ask? Again, like everything we’ve touched on so far, it’s easier than you might think. In this article, we’re going to explain how to invest in the Godfather of all…
Investing into crypto – Why?
Investing into crypto – Why? In our previous article, we stripped crypto/digital assets back to the very fundamentals. The basics. Hopefully, you can now at least ‘pretend’ like you understand this space when sipping a martini with friends, or frying bangers on the barbie with some mates! Don’t worry though – We are ALL learning! In this article, we want to put forward some arguments…
Bitcoin – What’s All The Fuss About And Is It Really That Good An Investment?
Bitcoin! Bitcoin! Bitcoin! Crypto this – Crypto that! It’s all we seem to be hearing about these days right? So, what is it? Why all the hype? And, should you be taking a seat at this table? Let’s jump right in! This article is intended to be a very basic overview of what Bitcoin, and by extension, other cryptocurrencies are. We will expand on the…
The Risky Business of Investing
“There’s no such thing as no risk. There’s only the choice of what to risk and when to risk it.” – Nick Murray, Simple Wealth Inevitable Wealth I love this quote because it epitomises investing. You can’t build wealth without investing and you can’t invest without exposing yourself to some form/s and degree of risk. The correlation between risk and return is not a…
Money & Relationships – 9 Minimum Things
In my book Women & Money: Mastering the Struggle, I’ve endorsed shared financial responsibility and participation. This is healthy for all relationships. It provides a foundation upon which you can build your current and future lives. It also enables you to cope better with any emotionally and financially challenging life event that may occur. A key to planning and being ready to cope with unpredictable…