Rebecca Pritchard posted an update in the group Money And Business 6 years, 3 months ago
FEDERAL BUDGET | How much do we care?
As Treasurer Frydenberg gets ready to hand down the budget next week, I was thinking about how much thought we tend to give this, both before and after.
This is particularly relevant given the likelihood of a change of power at a federal level this year.
Can I ask what people are genuinely curious about…[Read more]
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
So interesting, I actually had a chat with some friends about this and one had mentioned that she was also under the impression that it was the same women who held multiple top 200 board positions. I suppose this may also come down to how much they are in the media, Maxine Brenner being a clear one to point out.
I must admit I’m not well versed…[Read more]
Trisha Saldanha posted an update in the group In The News 6 years, 3 months ago
Not sure if any one has seen this today, bizarre comment from Graeme Samuel. He made some important points about Board accountability but I couldn’t look past this –
“But he saved his most savage criticism for a “club” of female directors, which he said was “absolutely” worse than the male directors club…He said some of the well-known nam…[Read more]
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Yes, love her!! When she started posting a lot about unrealistic expectations, I actually went and un-followed a bunch of celebrities/models. Still getting through but subliminal messaging is so so real.
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
This sounds so interesting, I’ve added to my list of ‘To read’. Thanks!
Emily Brooks posted an update in the group Culture 6 years, 3 months ago
A few of our favourite things, this week.
Emily Brooks posted an update in the group Culture 6 years, 3 months ago
On Our Radar is a new series we’ve started to cover the people and issues everyone is talking about. No need for a Wikipedia search anymore. First up, Jameela Jamil.
She’s the best! Her convo on the ctrl alt delete podcast is the best – https://www.emmagannon.co.uk/2019/03/18/ctrl-alt-delete-podcast-187-jameela-jamil/
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Oh no, its the dreaded full stop!
Here is the proper link – https://www.womenofwise.com.au/events
Rebecca Pritchard posted an update in the group Money And Business 6 years, 3 months ago
ETHICAL INVESTING | What do you think?
Reading this article (yes, click bait on Leonardo DiCaprio) and many of the conversations we have at Wealth Enhancers about ethical investment portfolios (impact investing, green investments, whatever you’d like to call it), got me thinking about how much change there’s been in this space in the last 5…[Read more]
Do you have a bit of deadline to do this Becky? Might be worth giving yourself an end date.
I think an interesting area for us all is where our super is sitting. For most of us, it’s either our biggest, or second biggest (behind a home) financial asset, and most funds now have an ethical investment option (or several). I wonder if we’re prepared…[Read more]
@rhansen you could always consider someone like Bendigo Bank or Beyond Bank for your mortgage. I have my banking with Macquarie, CBA and UBank, not completely “ethical”. But what is “ethical”, really? When I start Google’ing ethical investing the jargon is difficult to understand!
Agree 100%. But I think if we recognise that there’s an acceptable “range” in most scenarios. To use your home loan example below, you don’t want to shoot yourself in the foot by being ethical and paying 6% on your mortgage, but if you were choosing between one organisation and another, and there was 0.3% p.a. difference, is that more comfortable?
Trisha Saldanha posted an update in the group Money And Business 6 years, 3 months ago
Hi all,
I’m very excited to open the invitation to you to join in on Dixon Advisory’s Wise Network events which will be held in June.
The events are designed by women, for women and began in 2015 with the aim of bringing together like-minded women to empower financial decision making. We have created a two-part workshop series, held in the eve…[Read more]
Sounds good Trisha! Are you able to share a new link? That one’s broken.
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Completely agree – I really appreciated the language Jacinta used and the level of empathy she has shown. She did not use the tragedy for her own political platform which I feel has become too common these days and seems to desensitize people from the actual lives that were taken.
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 3 months ago
Yay! Looking forward to this.
Rebecca Pritchard posted an update in the group Money And Business 6 years, 3 months ago
Do you ever feel like the grass is greener? In Sydney? In Melbourne? In any of the other wonderful cities and towns?
Thought this was an interesting reflection on the differences in cost of living between the two major cities, not just in the headline number, but in the breakdown of how people are allocating their…[Read more]
When I travel to Brisbane for work, I notice the cost of living is lower too!
Interesting question re thinking about whether the grass is greener elsewhere. I can’t say I think about this as I quite like living in Sydney and make sacrifices, like living at home, to make it work. Ultimately I want to live near the beach, but I think I’d move to Newcastle and be closer to husband’s parents so the rent is more affordable.
Emily Brooks posted an update in the group Career And Workplace 6 years, 3 months ago
For anyone doing a weekend job hunt.
Emily Brooks posted an update in the group Culture 6 years, 3 months ago
This is my favourite feature from @angieledgy yet and if you love The Calile Hotel in Brisbane you’ll love it even more.
I need to stay in that hotel immediately…
Rebecca Pritchard posted an update in the group Money And Business 6 years, 4 months ago
Hello ladies and happy IWD! There’s been some amazing energy and events today.
I’ve come from an event this morning hosted by ANZ in Sydney that shared some really challenging statistics about pay gaps, insurance gaps, wealth gaps and how some are moving, others are not.
Whilst I mostly feel wrapped up tight with love today, I also feel sad,…[Read more]
A number that really rattled me was that a 30 year-old woman is 28% more likely to make an insurance (income protection) claim than a man of the same age. For a 30 year-old? What? What does that say about our health and wellbeing? (although I’m happy that women have insurance and are making claims when needed)
That is an interesting one. On one hand, I like it, but on the other hand it reminds that me that a lot of women, who have primary custody of their children, get the house in divorce settlements. This is fabulous in the short-term, but can lead to significant wealth issues in the future.
Yes, I was speaking at a fabulous event by ANZ. It went…[Read more]
Hey Rebecca,
I meant to share this with the FW community on IWD but got sidetracked – one of the elements of my IWD keynote was on microaggressions, and this great study that McKinsey published in October 2018.
It’s relatively ‘easy’ (and of course, worthwhile) to pinpoint the big stats like pay gap percentages, but I think one of the key…[Read more]
Thanks for sharing Emma! This was a very interesting read. The breakdown of different types of microaggressions is quite fascinating.
It made me reflect on how often I get asked “are you an adviser?” at industry events – I thought, I never ask anyone else that, I just assume that everyone is and they’ll tell me if not.
Emily Brooks posted an update in the group Culture 6 years, 4 months ago
Decent shoes are like a good barista: Hard to find. So once you find a good one, you don’t let them go. We’re here to help the search.
https://futurewomen.com/luxury/style/6-pairs-of-shoes-every-woman-needs-in-her-office-wardrobe/
Trisha Saldanha posted a new activity comment 6 years, 4 months ago
Great read, thanks for sharing! I can definitely resonate with the points about confidence hindering ambitions.
Emily Brooks posted a new activity comment 6 years, 4 months ago
Winning a Patti Cry Test is like winning a Pulitzer.
Emily Brooks posted a new activity comment 6 years, 4 months ago
So great to have you in the FW Community Cait. @estherbrooks will be equally excited. x
I’m closely looking at the conversation about franking credits, as I know that this will have a significant impact on my grandparents, as self-funded retirees. But I’d also love to see the arguments about this explained a bit better (because I still don’t understand how it could be a valuable policy).
I’m also curious about the funding for bodies…[Read more]
I hear what you’re saying Lara. I always find it surprising how they make it sounds like money is just appearing out of thin air to fund all these exciting new projects (and what about the things that should be maintained going forward?).
I’ll keep an eye out for policies around this issue for you!
I haven’t actually watched the Labour reply Becky, I find the opposition replies to be so misleading and hard to follow. There’s so many assumptions that go into a government budget, and 10 million more that go into an opposition budget.