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G'day everyone - hope you're well. Does anyone have a contact who does small business valuations? Ideally it would be a national group who understands how, in particular, financial planning practices work. Thanks to anyone who can help. Regards John

G'day all - just wanted to bounce an idea around. The baby boomers are getting older, including the thousands of baby boomer Australians who own and operate small (and not so small) businesses. According to some demographic work I've done, the 55 and overs outnumber the 30-40 year olds by 2...

Hi folks, I was following a thread in another part of the forum regarding structured products with a capital guarantee. I was an investment analyst at one time and looked at several of the OM-IP series and thought it might help if I gave an insight into how these, and perhaps others, might...

One of my drivers for wealth is to experience new things and I'm currently planning to circumnavigate Europe by boat. The trip is based around two ideas - the first was sparked by a 1973 National Geographic article by an American who circumnavigated Europe via the Rhine, the Danube, the Med...

G'day all, If you're interested in improving your share knowledge, the Australian Stock Exchange offers a wide variety of resources. You can pick from: - free sharemarket game to test your stockpicking (and subtly, your psychology). New game startes end-Jan and enrolments start today -...

G'day all - hope you had a good weekend. Can anyone share a link to the NSW Govt's "City of Cities" report that Iemma launched over the weekend? Looks as though there are some corridors of opportunity: SMH today, "Suburbs such as Prairiewood, Mount Druitt and Cabramatta have been earmarked...

For the Buffett-style fans, a free trial offer from The Intelligent Investor: http://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/freeTrial.cfm Enjoy :)

What's your favourite "life is..." metaphor - and why? Mine is "Life is like a journey through the mountains" - there's ups, there's downs, there's effort, there's relaxation and the view is fantastic if you stop to enjoy it! Yours?

Life lessons from my dog: - to be grateful for every kindness - to serve without stinting - to lie in the sun, do nothing and just enjoy it - play 110% - speak out if there's somehting wrong - enjoy my family - smile whenever I see a friend

Check out these adventure/fun gifts from longtime forum member Paul Zag http://ziggyswarehouse.com.au/catalog/ Give a "life experience" to that someone who's difficult to buy for!

Hi all, Found this resource and thought it might be helpful to keep things focussed http://www.solutionbox.com/50PowerQuestions.htm What questions do YOU ask on a regular basis to drive success? :)

Hi all, This forum has been invaluable to me and I've particularly enjoyed the wins and losses in the Property Management section. I was wondering if anyone has looked into yields from self-storage? Kennards seems to offer investment opportunities here: http://www.kss.com.au/new/...

G'day all, I went to Steve's course on Saturday. It was a very thought-provoking seminar with lots to absorb and think about. Content was well-delivered and really challenged some of my thinking. Main strategy seems to be: - pay off your mortgage (non deductible debt for zero income) -...

Hi Everybody, Just to re confirm there'll be a Cashflow Game on Saturday 28/5/05. Details are as follows: Venue: Lobby area of Westin Hotel in Martin Place (site of old GPO).This is on Martin Place between Pitt and George Street. Trains run to Martin Place Time: 10.00am to 12.30pm...

G'day all, Am going to to Steve's "Optimising Investment Structures" this Saturday. Does anyone have any questions they'd like asked, or any general tips/suggestions? Cheers

Sydney Cashflow saturday 30/4/05 Hi Everybody, Just to re confirm Brad will be hosting a Cashflow Game this Saturday. Details are as follows: Venue: Lobby area of Westin Hotel in Martin Place (site of old GPO).This is on Martin Place between Pitt and George Street. Trains run to Martin Place...

When playing "Cashflow", you adopt a profession and learn to manage the earnings, outgoings and investments of that type of person. A friend of mine has made this more interesting by adding the Simpson characters to the profession cards (hopefully see file attached). It'd make the game a...

Real Estate Notes (courtesy a friend of mine): John McGrath seminar to private employee group 23 March 2005 John McGrath Started in Real Estate in 1982 when he was 20 His company is now worth over 2 billion NSW Customer Service CEO of the year 2004 John McGrath has written 4 books...

G'day all. Interested in learning about passive income, good debt/bad debt, ROI, and your personal balance sheet? In luxurious surroundings with coffee or tea delivered to your table? In the company of other wealth-conscious people? I'll be hosting another Cashflow game at the Westin Hotel...

Sim - I have a pdf on different ways to enjoy "Cashflow" but at 813KB it's too large. Any suggestions how I can, er, get it up?