The Wide Lens

As most of you would know, I have two boys, aged 9 and 7. They change their minds often - they want Mexican for dinner one minute, Indian...

This is my first piece for 2024. I spent the summer with my wife and two boys - food, beaches, nature, adventure, and I managed to get...

At the end of the June 2023 quarter I wrote, "What a difference three months makes?...From cracks and fragile markets to new stock bull...

It's Sunday night as I write my final piece for 2023. And if I'm being honest with you, it's a bit of a relief. Man, what a year it has...

It doesn't matter what time of the year it is, whether the market is going up or going down, long-term investors have an edge. An edge...

Welcome to summer. Welcome to December. And just like that, the bulls are on the move and the bears are back in hibernation. November...

There's a lot I've been thinking about lately. You'd think that as we approach the end of the year, the noise in financial markets would...

I attended a conference down on the Mornington Peninsula last week. It's such a beautiful place down that way. In less than one hour,...

It was mid-October 2022 when the stock market bottomed out following the tech recession. The stock market rallied +28% to the end of July...

It's Tuesday afternoon as I write this post. I have no idea what happened in the Melbourne Cup. I have not the faintest interest. The RBA...

If you live around Melbourne's eastern suburbs, you may have attended "Halloween" at Greythorn Central in Balwyn last week. My two boys...

Thank goodness the third quarter of 2023 is over. September was just a washout. Most asset classes and most country stock markets were...

Wait for spring they said. Property will flood the market they said. It will pull prices down they said. Yet here we are, one third of...

It's 2020. The world has been hit with a global pandemic. Stocks fall the fastest and sharpest on record and for the shortest duration....

And just like that the school holidays are over. I celebrated another birthday, and the Pies won another flag - the best birthday present...

It's Saturday night as I write this post. The suitcases are packed, boys are in bed, and we're off to Bondi tomorrow morning for the...

It was 2010. Collingwood had won the AFL grand final, and a week later, I was on a flight to Las Vegas. And yes, I was still wearing my...

Hi guys. I'm sorry I missed last week's note. It's been a big week. I've been seeing a number of clients, and it's super interesting to...

How good was this past weekend for sport? The Pies getting up against the Cats, and the Matilda's in a thriller against France -...

A client emailed me on Saturday night with the results of their home auction from that afternoon. They weren't the only ones pleased with...