Author Archives: Financial Pictures

Cherie Howie shouted in today’s NZHerald that the sale of a Whenuapai (West Auckland) land sale was better than Lotto. Let’s analyse this claim and see whether we agree or not. From the article we understand that an investment of $285,000 in 1995 increased in value to $7,000,000 in this month’s sale. Furthermore, the vendorContinue reading “Property lottery: From $285,000 to $7 million”

First, a CV style page is useful for others to find you and learn about your (common) interests (vis versa too) For examples, I have connected with a researcher in Canada, who did is helping me to learn Text analysis from Twitter.Second, a blog is a great way to teach others what you’ve know (http://oxbridge-tutor.co.uk). SomeContinue reading “3 reason PhD candidates should become bloggers.”

I think most things around us can be designed to be better for people. Here’s my take on the modern office — a better place to do good work. It has all the usual office things like Wi-Fi, AC power, and a desk for working. It also has a couch for thinking, and a viewContinue reading “Redesigning The Office”

I have been a fan of Keith’s books for years. I’m excited to take this course. I think the challenges concept is great and I look forward to getting started. https://www.udemy.com/a-complete-guide-to-building-your-network-by-keith-ferrazzi/learn/?couponCode=39keith

1. In the best of all possible worlds what would you really want to happen? Think about what YOU want and how YOU want to design your journey in this lifetime. I’ve met thousands of people in the last seven years and most are still in the same space because they don’t know what theyContinue reading “What are your top 5 tips for investing?”

What is “GTD”? GTD—or “Getting things done”—is a framework for organizing and tracking your tasks and projects. à Full instructions here: https://hamberg.no/gtd/ The process is well summarized in the picture below. The GTD work flow: open loops are collected in the in list, processed, and if it’s an action it’s done, deferred, or delegated. If the itemContinue reading “GTD in 15 minutes – A Pragmatic Guide to Getting Things Done”

Got a ticket to sell. If you’re an Accountant (or BAcc student) and are want to attend next Tuesday in Auckland drop me a private message. Cheers https://panalitix.com/roadshow/#location

Every day a papers print a story on New Zealand or in particular Auckland housing issues they are written and edited by the papers staff. They choose who they talk to and into what “sensation” it is going to be turned into. Headlines that “modern” generation has been locked out of the housing and rentalContinue reading “The reality of renting in Auckland”

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