Posts tagged financial management course

Understanding the Need for Financial Education

(or growing old and poor on lottery tickets)

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In today’s world of advanced technology there is no shortage of information on just about any subject or topic you want to explore. Hard copy magazines can be bought in any supermarket or news agency on any topic from ‘how to plant tomatoes’ to ‘how to build an aero plane’.  The internet is now the most used piece of technology for sourcing information with over 1.6 billion users worldwide. If it’s not on the internet then it hasn’t been discovered yet. Read the rest of this entry »

Cruising for a Bruising – Or time for a Financial Management Course

Help! I need a Financial Management Course.

Help! I need a Financial Management Course.

Perhaps you’re starting to feel comfortable again. The markets have been steadily recovering. The Dow has risen over 50% since its lows back in March 2009. The ASX has also performed in a similar fashion. Who needs a financial management course when you’re cruising? But is it going to last? There seems to be conflicting views about the recovery. People are still losing their jobs. Banks are still writing off bad debts or making provisions for new ones and governments around the world are still printing money to meet interest repayments or keep their economies afloat. Many ‘experts’ believe this could just be the calm before the storm and that the Dow could retreat to new lows. Scary stuff. Read the rest of this entry »