Dollars and Making Sense

How to cope with the unexpected? We all should be pretty good at this by now given the past two years.    Reflecting this back drop, we welcome Philippa with some great ideas and thoughts about short and long term ways to prepare for the financial bumps.

This week, we have a special guest, Peter Johnston from the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals ( AIOFP ) The AIOFP recently wrote an open letter to Sen. Jane Hume, the Financial Services Minister in the current government and Mr Longo, the head of ASIC (Australian Securities and Investment Commission).  Peter is passionate about his members and representing their best...

This week, we're joined by Phil Osborne from Philborne Consulting in discussing Ethics and FASEA - another one of our favorite TLAs (in fact a 5 letter acronym!). Are Ethics still considered and are they important?  We recently talked about ESG investing, the "E" standing for Ethical, but is it all its cracked up to be, and can we trust the Financial Services Industry to be ethical?  All...

We welcome back to the microphone Philippa Hunt, from WiseGirlsMoneyMagic .  Philippa who has recently left her thriving financial planning practice to start her new venture in financial education discusses how to establish good financial habits. Tune into our weekly show about money, finance and investing or listen to our podcast.  Every Tuesday morning on Radio Northern Beaches from 8a...

This week on Dollars & Making Sense, Ray discusses ESG investing with Phil Osborne of Philborne Consulting.  As a licensed Financial Planner, Phil explains this is an area of investing increasingly of interest particularly to the younger generation.  What does ESG exactly stand for and why is it so important into the future? Tune into our weekly show about money, finance and investin...

We welcome back Philippa Hunt, author and founder of Wise Girls Money Magic ( https://wisegirlsmoneymagic.com ). This week is part 4 of our series with Philippa where we're discussing the fundamental differences in the way women invest, manage and plan their finances compared to men. The mental health and impact of Covid has affected women very differently to that of men.  Today we discuss wh...

YSYF - Your Super Your Future, a review of all super funds providing retail services in a $3Tn market place, what could possibly go wrong? This week we discuss the outcomes of the YSFY deliberations that found 13 major super funds on the wrong side of the government's policy, and now having to " show cause ".  Simple right?  As PJK always says "the devil is in the detail" and with Phil O...

Our new show features Philippa Hunt, author and founder of Wise Girls Money Magic ( https://wisegirlsmoneymagic.com/ ). This week is part 3 of our series with Philippa where we're discussing the fundamental differences in the way women invest, manage and plan their finances compared to men. This session focuses on the "Pink Pandemic" and how the impact of Covid 19 has hit men & women different...

Our new show features Phil Osborne, Responsible Manager, Financial Planner, Compliance Expert and founder of Philborne Financial Consulting ( www.philborne.com ). In Phil's recent article " Take My Advice " in Tax & Super Australia , he provides some sage information and education on what types of advice are in the market today, and their very important differences. Our conversation with Phil...

Our new show features Philippa Hunt, author and founder of Wise Girls Money Magic ( https://wisegirlsmoneymagic.com/ ). This week is part 2 of our series with Philippa where we're discussing the fundamental differences in the way women invest, manage and plan their finances compared to men. This session focuses on the "Pink Pandemic" and how the impact of Covid 19 has hit men & women different...

Welcome to our relaunched Dollars & Making Sense weekly radio show with regular contributors Phil Osborne and Phillipa Hunt.  This week in addition to Ray's usual market wrap, we revisit an earlier show with Phil and our discussion about regulation and the financial planning process.  This show seeks to explain why Financial Planners do what they do, and why the process is in place.&...

We're back!  We've had a 2 month hiatus as Karen & Lisa have decided to move on, lifestyle and commitments called and alas I bid them a sad farewell in our new show.  We'll be joined now every 2 weeks by Philippa Hunt, author and founder of Wise Girls Money Magic ( https://wisegirlsmoneymagic.com/ ). This week and for the next 4 shows with Philippa, we'll be discussing the fundamenta...

Is investing in the stock market gambling? Join us as Ray, Lisa & Karen discuss gambling and the stock market. This is a test