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Recommended Reading Ageing Well
Professor George Vaillant of Harvard University is the author of this book, a follow up to his NY Times best seller Ageing Well. I’ve listened to the audio version, which Read more…
5 Reasons For Market Volatility in October
October was an anxious month for investors as the US market fell 7% while the Australian market fell by about 5%. There was no single major reason for the Read more…
“Heartbreaking” Property Auction: Example of Anchoring Bias
In last weekend’s News.com.au article, a story of how a property, as part of a deceased estate, failed to reach it’s price expectations for the beneficiaries caused a lot Read more…
Flat Fee, Fixed Price Financial Advice For Retirement
The Retirement Advice Centre offers you the opportunity to work with an adviser based upon a Flat Fee, Fixed Price Membership Style pricing model. Payment is like a membership program. Read more…
Rising Interest Rates and It’s Impact Upon You
It doesn’t get a lot of media attention, but there has been a lot of action going on in the bond markets in recent months. This relates to the speculation Read more…
Podcast – The Pineapple Project
Recommended Listening If you’re interested in listening to a podcast about money subjects, without falling asleep, then I’d suggest The Pineapple Project is one of your best options. Hosted by Read more…
Recommended Reading: Age-Proof
Recommended Reading This book is authored by Dr Mike Roizen, a long time wellness expert of the Cleveland Clinic, and Jean Chatzky of the NBC Today Show. The book is Read more…
Lessons from the Forbes Rich List
Most people who are intent on building their personal and business finances know there is no quick road to wealth. While some people dream about their lucky numbers finally being Read more…
Accident Cover Life Insurance
Accidental Cover Life Insurance The royal commission this week is examining insurance companies and the direct outbound call centres that sell their products. The Australian Financial Review reported that the Read more…
Meet The Team – Sarah Broady
As part of our Meet the Team series, this is an opportunity to get to know each of us better with an informal chat. In this video we speak with Read more…
60 Seconds with Tracey Parkin
In March this year, Tracey Parkin clocked over a 10 year milestone being with our office. It honestly doesn’t seem that long ago when she started as a part-time administrator with Read more…
Plan for an EPIC Retirement
Your EPIC Retirement Plan Our new retirement video highlights four key areas to a thriving, successful retirement. Consider the opportunities that come with seeing retirement in an entirely new light. Read more…
Is it time to consider what Retirement means for you?
Whether you’ve been told you should retire at 65, or some other age, retirement is always a highly personal decision – at least in the traditional sense. Many of us Read more…
TRAC Clients feature in magazine The Really Simple Guide to Money
In recent months a number of our clients were contacted by the journalist from The Really Simple Guide to Money. The feature of the magazine was exploring financial issues at Read more…
Six tips for the end of the financial year
June 30 is around the corner, which means it’s time to start thinking about your tax return. Read on to discover six tips for the end of the financial year and how Read more…
Planning for your Retirement : Reduce your worries
Planning for your Retirement early means you are in a better place to enjoy what really matters and reduce your worries. Read this guide to find out how – Entering Read more…
The average retiree spends 43.5 hours per week watching television
The average retiree spends 43.5 hours per week watching television. (Age Wave, 2012) Identify your values in life and discuss with others how your vision of retirement should be. Pleasure Read more…
The Paradox of Leisure in Retirement
The Paradox of Leisure – A retirement that totally consists of leisure must be a good thing, right? Psychologist Barry La Valley highlights an important perspective on this myth: “We Read more…
How to keep your brain active
Neuroscience has proven that your brain is a muscle (Manin, Hong and Clark, 2013) Just like any muscle, if it’s not active it can atrophy and wither. The well known Read more…
Should you sell your family home when entering an Aged Care facility?
Should you sell your family home when entering an Aged Care facility? If you are part of the ‘sandwich generation’, ie. caring for your own kids and parents at the Read more…
Retirement is one of the top 10 most stressful life events
Retirement is one of the top 10 most stressful life events. (The Holmes-Rahe Life Stress inventory, The American Institute of Stress) When you are contemplating retirement, it is recommended that Read more…
The Next Phase Of Life – Retirement – Change how you feel
Changing The Way You Feel About This Next Phase Of Life – Retirement One of my goals is to consider retirement from the standpoint of how people feel about their Read more…
50 years since Decimal Currency was introduced!
It’s funny looking back at major changes in life and remembering all the anxiety, opposition and upheaval that came with them. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 50 years since Read more…
2015 – AFA Adviser Of The Year Finalists Video
David has been nominated as a finalist for the AFA Adviser of the Year for 2015. This prestigious award will be hosted at the AFA Conference in Cairns on 27th Read more…
TRAC Staff Christmas Party 2014
In December, the TRAC team had an eventful staff Christmas party as we toured the Surry Hills and Moore Park area. The video highlights some of our light hearted activities for Read more…
