careers

1. 2 October 2020

   There are two types of job security (continued)

   Involuntary retirement — losing a role and not returning to the workforce — can have a huge financial and emotional impact. Playing it "safe" by staying put in one role for decades can actually be ris…

2. 24 April 2020

   What are your shadow assets worth?

   A typical balance sheet misses something important. Most households have "shadow assets" — things that can't really be liquidated but have the potential to be valuable. Speculative investments, antici…

3. 1 March 2018

   Financial advice for 16 year olds (and the rest of us)

   Some high-level financial advice for 16-year-olds, and anyone who still feels young. The biggest investment in your early adulthood is in yourself. One of the best (or worst) financial decisions you'l…

4. 17 August 2017

   Career risk and how to manage it

   Retirement is often a euphemism for being displaced from the workforce — and involuntary unemployment is one of the few things with an enduring negative impact on life satisfaction. Career risk is rea…