I've just opened up an account with Xinja, and I was wondering if anyone else was experimenting with the neobanks? So far the good points are:...
I've seen a few comments in the press about the RBA being relaxed over price falls of around 5% in Sydney and Melbourne over the past year. So I...
I've got some money sitting in the UK, and until recently had a Euro account in the Netherlands. In a bid to simplify my financial affairs, I'm...
I found a piece (via the FT) discussing Warren Buffett's ethics, particularly how he doesn't necessarily adhere to his image of being a moral...
Bob Farrell was a "legendary Merrill Lynch strategist", and the following are a set of maxims attributed to him to guide investment. Markets tend...
I've found @Leo2413 his new house. :D 19 Wilga Street Bondi NSW 2026 - House for Sale #127741054 - realestate.com.au [ATTACH] The algorithm at...
I found an infographic on the world's wealthiest cities. I was surprised to see Sydney was up there. [ATTACH] There's an explanatory article...
There's an interesting article in The Guardian about a real-estate photographer in Sydney. Much of her work is shooting derelict properties, and...
The Thomson house is a converted hayshed in Templestowe. [ATTACH] The listing can be found here: 29 Edwin Road, Templestowe VIC 3106 - House...
What you know about tulip mania is mostly wrong. Tulip mania: the classic story of a Dutch financial bubble is mostly wrong
@JDP1, @Orion, and myself started discussing whether there's an IT skills shortage over in a thread about Melbourne property prices. I figured...
Domain had a reporter at the sale of Josh and Elyse's home today, and the report mentions: The man and the couple then went toe to toe in $1000...
My girlfriend is looking for works, and has been in touch with the Eightfold Institute, which runs an internship service. As I understand it,...
As the forum's official Doom and Gloomer, it's my duty to post up Bloomberg's Pessimist's Guide to 2017. This is a follow-up to last year's...
The economist Frances Coppola has put together a piece on interest rates over the long and short term. A Dent in the Surface of Time Starting...
Greg Jericho has written an article about how housing affordability has changed during Glenn Stevens's tenure as governor of the RBA. Even with...
There's an interview with Yanis Varoufakis on The Guardian's website, Varoufakis is an economist, and was the Greek Minister of Finance. He got...
Bloomberg have posted what they entitle a pessimist's guide to 2016. It covers a number of doom and gloom scenarios, including: Oil climbs to...
Max Hastings's wife had a Fulham investment property stolen via identity theft. The short version is: The fraudster rented the property. An...
The Conversation has a piece up called How to build a city fit for 50° C heatwaves. The short answer is that modern glass buildings are likely to...
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