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Joined EzineArticles on May 16, 2010 Private Schools Are Subsidising Public Schools
Finance: Taxes • Published: March 22, 2011
MySchool Maths do not lie! The MySchool website is to be commended in its detail, but it gives too many comparisons and details. It is much like studying a phone plan or one for medical insurance, isn't it?
Passwords! The Bane of Our Existence
Communications: Broadband Internet • Published: January 3, 2011
So why have things changed so dramatically for the worse? Political correctness!
NBN Broadband Is a Pipedream!
Communications: Broadband Internet • Published: December 2, 2010
By the time that the NBN broadband rollout is completed, all the fibre optic cables will be good for is dog leashes! It will be obsolete technology long ago!
Solving the Mystery of Superannuation
Investing: Retirement Planning • Published: October 4, 2010
Superannuation has become the second largest asset class of most people, after the family home, and yet people generally have not bothered to understand superannuation at all. We feel that we understand bricks and mortar far better than investing in funds (which we think is superannuation). This probably explains why many are confused about investing and use superannuation to blame, as it is a case of fear of the unknown and a popular catchcry.
The Fox Is in the Hen House
News and Society: Politics • Published: September 14, 2010
Would anybody in their right mind shut a fox in the same pen as poultry and expect that somehow or other they would co-exist? Well that's what politicians have asked us to do, and they are surprised when there is a hung parliament! Is it because they think we are idiots and take us as fools?
What is the Mining Super Tax All About?
Finance • Published: June 2, 2010
Once again both the Government and the Opposition have not properly explained what on earth is this beast called the Mining Super Tax. We all understand the word Tax and most of us know something about the mining industry, but throw the word Super into the mix and it is no wonder that confusion reigns.
Why Do Share Markets Talk About P to E (Price-to-Earnings) Ratios?
Investing • Published: May 20, 2010
Have you ever wondered what the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is doing when they increase interest rates? The bottom line, to use a catchphrase, is that every type of investment is related to the cash rate set by the RBA. To make a very simplistic observation the interest rate which the RBA sets is a tool which is used to fine tune investments and therefore the flow of cash from one sector of the economy to another.