Andrew Rowan In Finance, Retirement Retirement Confidence Is Not Certainty Confidence is often mistaken for prediction. In retirement planning, that assumption can be misleading. What real confidence looks like It…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Featured, Finance, Investment, Personal Finance, Retirement, Superannuation Why Average Returns Can Be Misleading Investment returns are often discussed in terms of averages. Average annual return or average long-term performance. These figures sound precise. …Read More
Andrew Rowan In Finance, Personal Finance Spending Drives Strategy, Not Age Financial advice is often framed around age. At certain ages, people are told they should invest differently. More cautiously. More conservatively. The…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Advice, Featured, Finance, Investment, Lifestyle, Retirement, Superannuation Not All Risk Is Optional Risk Tolerance and Risk Capacity Are Not the Same Thing Most people are familiar with the idea of risk tolerance.…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Advice, Finance, Life, Lifestyle What stops us from achieving financial success (and what to do about it)? Our brains tend to value immediate rewards more highly than future rewards, which can make it challenging to take action…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Family, Finance, Lifestyle, Personal Finance, Retirement, Superannuation How One Couple’s Dream of Financial Independence Came True in Just 16 Years We helped a couple in their mid-40s plan for their retirement and extensive travel. We set up an automated saving…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Finance, Interest Rates, Investment, Retirement, Savings, Superannuation, Uncategorized When Headlines Worry You, Bank on Investment Principles On Friday, March 10, regulators took control of Silicon Valley Bank as a run on the bank unfolded. Two days…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Advice, Family, Finance, Investment, Life, Pension, Retirement, Savings, Superannuation How Inflation Affects Retirement Planning How Inflation Affects Retirement Planning Introduction Retirement planning is a complex task, especially when you factor in inflation. Inflation is…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Featured, Finance Australian Elections and Markets There is very little evidence from history either that election wins from one major party or the other has a…Read More
Andrew Rowan In Advice, Finance, Investment, Personal Finance, Retirement, Savings, Superannuation Dimensional’s Approach to Asset Allocation With so many building blocks available to construct asset allocations, how can investors sort through the noise to find solutions…Read More