The view was Italian. The champagne was French. And the client was Australian. Here’s how I was nominated for the Virtual Speakers Hall of Fame. Click here to read the press release, and view my showcase Hall of Fame video. Here is a truth that is not self-evident enough: it takes an outrageous and ambitious...

When I was a naïve young man, pondering financial freedom and wealth creation despite earning $75 per week, there were a few simple frameworks that helped set my vision. Boy, were they horribly wrong! One of these was the idea of “Dividend Investing”, where someone can build a portfolio of shares such that the quarterly...

Brisbane speaker Jacob Aldridge has become the first Australian nominated to the Virtual Speakers Hall of Fame. At an event last week, run remotely, Mr Aldridge was nominated in recognition of his work delivering speeches and workshops online since 2010 and especially in response to the Covid Pandemic. “Lockdowns forced businesses worldwide to work remotely...

I haven’t bought a lottery ticket in years – but that’s because I’m already rich. I don’t think it’s fair to universally claim that playing games of chance is bad financial planning. There are three reasons why buying a lottery ticket is good financial planning. 1. Expected Value The homo economicus view on lottery tickets is that...

I wrote previously about what to do with your stuff when you leave the country long term (longterm travel, digital nomad, or expat). What about the relationships you leave behind? Moving countries means you’re choosing a different life path to many of your family and long term friends. Maybe that means you were always a...

I spend a lot of time in digital nomad and long term travel communities (mostly online … because most of us are moving around regularly). One of the most common questions (that isn’t tax related) is “Where do you keep your stuff while you’re gone?” One school of thought is to donate everything you’re not...