Balance equals good business

Written by Jason Robinson, Director at RBK Advisory. Taking the leap from a secure full time job into starting my own business was one of the biggest decisions I’ve ever made – and one of the best. But working twelve+ hour days from the get go quickly took its toll. When I started out, I was…

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Health and wealth go hand-in-hand

Australians trust their doctors with intimate details of their physical and mental health and now wealth experts are urging a similar stance towards financial advisers. Leading Advice managing director Katrina Haskew believes incorporating mental, physical and lifestyle factors is integral to a successful financial strategy. “New clients often think we’re only there to discuss how…

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Why it pays to ask the tricky questions

Most advisors haven’t been trained in psychology, counselling, or medicine. But in many instances, we find ourselves broaching on topics that require a little bit of knowledge in these areas. Why? Because your clients’ ability to implement your advice is strongly linked to their mental and physical health, and their life circumstances. The client going…

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Reduce stress to cut your heart attack risk

A new study links stress with heart disease, but there are easy ways to stay healthy and protect your heart. Stress is part of modern life but a new study shows that being stressed takes a serious, and lasting, toll on your health and increases your risk of heart disease. The multi-year study published in…

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Spring has sprung! 3 easy steps to spring clean your finances.

Spring has sprung, and with the change in seasons comes a great excuse to get into the spring cleaning. This could be literal, like cleaning and organizing our living and work spaces. Studies have linked home environments that are chaotic or messy and higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol. So, physical spring cleaning could…

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Up close and personal with personal trainer, Rebecca Calveley

As the warmer weather is finally upon us, outdoor group training is back on our radar! So, we decided to interview Katrina and Gerard’s favourite outdoor group trainer, Rebecca Calveley, on a few of her health and fitness tips and tricks. Rebecca runs her own mobile Personal Training business, BeFit Training & Fitness, and keeps…

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Money Hacks

Help your teens and young adults manage how they spend and save. So your teenagers and young adults know how to spend, but do they know how to budget for the things they really want? Learning good money management should be an essential life skill. A reason to save For many teenagers and young adults…

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Why general advice, is no advice at all

By Dante De Gori, CEO, Financial Planning Association of Australia.   Trusted and transparent financial advice is the right of every Australian. And whilst it is extremely important that more Australians seek advice, it’s just as important they know what they’re getting. There is significant confusion among consumers, and within industry, media and Government about…

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