Peter Mancell Mel Brooks once said “Hope for the best. Expect the worse. Life is a play. We’re unrehearsed.” While I agree with the first part – hoping for the best and expecting the worst, there’s no excuse to be unrehearsed if you regard ‘the worst’ as a possibility. And it’s that philosophy that leads […]
Peter Mancell When it comes to money, people can be tough beasts to educate. Often there are two groups who have a particularly hard time with money – the gullible and the sceptical. The gullible are the ones who are routinely done over by con artists, scams and ridiculous offerings trumpeting the easy path to […]
Peter Mancell We all probably remember our first experience with the potentials of technology. For those of us old enough it was programming the VCR or maybe getting a 5 year old relative to program our VCR. For those of us young enough, you were probably one of those 5 year olds! A few years […]
Peter Mancell Even though you’d like to be an expert in every facet of financial planning, the reality of business means such complete expertise may never eventuate. While no two clients are the same, you may regularly find yourself dealing with a similar type of client based on your region, its demographics and referrals you […]
Peter Mancell How many times have you had an investment blow up on your clients? Basis Capital? Trio Capital? City Pacific? LM Investments? Tree Farms? CDOs? Suppose you have a clear conscience and have never collected commission from that lot? Good for you. What about shares? Had a direct equity go up in smoke despite […]