This course will guide you toward a better financial future by showing you how to manage your money and plan for your success. You’ll learn common sense principles that will help you plan for the unexpected and prepare for retirement. You’ll also learn how anyone–regardless of income–can take control of their finances and achieve their life goals.
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In this lesson, we’ll explain that principle in more detail and we’ll show you how to get your savings and investment plan started.
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In this lesson, I will show you that if you invest regularly and leave that money untouched, your income will grow rapidly. I will show you how money invested consistently over time will grow into a sizeable nest egg.
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In this lesson, we’ll demonstrate that setting aside money for retirement is not enough. Because financial emergencies can and do happen, you should also be setting aside money to handle the unexpected.
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Today, I want to talk with you about a different kind of protection, the protection of your greatest asset—your ability to earn income.
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How to Use Superannuation to Best Advantage. What if I told you there was a way to reduce your taxes and save for retirement at the same time? Would you be interested? I’m sure you would. What if I told you that this is already possible—that your superannuation fund can do this and more. Superannuation is a powerful tool that helps you prepare for retirement, but most people don’t take full advantage of all of its benefits. Many people don’t even really understand how it works.
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Why You Should Invest with a Professional Manager. Once you make the decision to start saving and investing, one of the things you’ll have to decide is where to put your money. You want to be sure you’re getting a good rate of return, but you also want to be sure you don’t lose any of your savings. Many beginning investors realize they don’t know how to do this. They don’t know how to get started with investing and they don’t know where to get help.
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Manager Your Mortgage and Pay Less Overall. Owing your own home is a central part of the Australian dream but it’s hard to square home ownership with the basic principles of wealth creation. I’ve been telling you, for example, to avoid debt and control your spending, but it may not be obvious how to do this if you want to buy a home. So in this lesson, I’m going to show you that you have more control over your mortgage debt and your mortgage spending that you realize.
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Start a Sensible Family Tradition. Many people look forward to being able to shower their children with the best of everything. But there are better gifts you can give your children than expensive toys and consumer goods. In this lesson, I am going to show you how to give your children gifts that are truly worthwhile.
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Believe You Can Fly. Having a burning desire for financial success is not enough. You also have to have a plan. And that’s what I want to talk about in this final lesson—how to create a plan and how to make your plan work.
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