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Industry Super Fund Performance Comparison - Does yours stack up? Nov 02, 2024

In this video, Wayne explores the advertised performance of the top 10 industry super funds in Australia and how these funds sometimes display performance figures which are not relevant to how you should invest your money, nor a fair comparison to other super funds.

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Retire School founder Finalist in ifa Excellence Awards Oct 14, 2024

Retirement specialist adviser and founder of Retire School, Wayne Terry, has been named as a finalist in the ifa Excellence Awards 2024 in two separate categories – Regional Adviser of the Year and Transformation of the Year.

After receiving over 530 applications, the finalist list...

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Do you understand how assets are valued? Here's an explanation. Aug 24, 2024

As a financial adviser, I often notice that that there is a disconnect in clients’ minds about what they are actually buying when they purchase financial assets, such as shares and bonds. Therefore, I think an explanation of how these assets are valued might assist you in becoming more...

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Do You Understand the Time Value of Money? Aug 16, 2024

Let me give you a scenario.

You’re out shopping at your favourite mall and I approach you with the following proposition:

I say “I’ll give you $100 right now or I'll hold onto the $100 and give you $105 in 7 days time”

Would you take the $100 now or $105 in a weeks’...

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Financial Jargon Explained Aug 09, 2024

The ASX (Australian Securities Exchange): The ASX is the primary stock exchange in Australia. It is one of the largest and most important financial marketplaces in the Asia-Pacific region. The ASX operates as a platform for buying and selling various financial products, including equities...

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