Category Archives: Articles
Tax Freedom Day – How many days this year have you worked for the government? Jamie McIntyre
Today, April 5th, represents Tax Freedom Day.
This year, up until this day, Australians have been working to pay all the state, federal and local taxes.
Today is the first day of the year you now get to work for yourself and not our beloved big spending Government.
However in future years expect to be working even more to pay off taxes, especially due to massive deficits our current Government has run up.
Every year economists at the Centre for Independent Studies calculate the total Read more [...]
The Gillard Government Has To Go; And The National Broadband Network Plan In Tatters by Jamie McIntyre
As highlighted several times, the NBN is one of the biggest wastes of money any Australian Government has ever committed to. And according to Kevin Morgan of the Australian Newspaper it, "is hopelessly behind schedule and its plan in tatters".
The only town where the NBN is on schedule is Armidale in Northern NSW, 45 minutes from where I grew up.
And why is that? Well, let me tell you.
The NBN only got the go ahead because of a certain Tony Windsor, who backed Gillard to form a Government Read more [...]
The Australian Property Market Bubble Myth by Konrad Bobilak
As Melbourne moves into 6:30pm on the property clock, with Auction Clearance Rates hovering around the 60% mark, the 'doom and gloom' sears have once again disappeared as quickly as they came into their dark cubicles, libraries, or university research departments.
I must confess that I really miss those Apocalyptic articles of the seven horseman and the Australian Property Market Bubble finally crashing, but yet again, the market has defiantly beaten the academics predictions, and once again Read more [...]
Retirement advice falls short: ASIC
It's good to see ASIC is finally discovering that Financial Planners are largely commission driven sales people giving poor quality advice.
Something I believe I've been highlighting around the country for some 13 years.
And why more and more Australians need a qualified Financial Education taught by those with a PhD in results.
Jamie McIntyre
CEO of 21st Century Education
Retirement advice falls short: ASIC
Original article by Duncan Hughes from AFR
A confidential survey by the corporate Read more [...]
The changing values of home finance
How to buy property without borrowing a cent?
It is becoming hard for home buyers to get loans.
Many sales have been falling over due to many buyers not being able to get finance.
Due to both valuers undervaluing home prices to avoid being sued by banks (or according to the Financial Review because banks are pressuring valuers to lower values) and due to banks making lending criteria stricter.
My suggestion is to buy real estate without the banks and build a property portfolio debt free.
Own Read more [...]
More Ways To Improve Australia by Jamie McIntyre
1. We need a pro-business government, not a pro-Union government
Business is the engine room for innovation and job creation, whereas Unionism tends to stifle productivity and cost jobs in the long run.
Currently we have a pro-Union controlled government, despite Unions only representing 14% of Australians… and those ones often poorly.
Which causes: poor labour productivity, industrial disputes, and leads to a lack of competitiveness globally in Union-dominant industries like manufacturing, Read more [...]
China’s growth story not over yet
After spending time in China I also remain very bullish on China.
It still has huge growth prospects which is why I believe Australia can boom to at least 2050 and beyond.
If we had a more competent Government we would outperform.
Jamie McIntyre
CEO of 21st Century Education
China's growth story not over yet
By Andrew Main, Original Article from The Australian
IF you're betting that the China slowdown is a harbinger of disaster, you're in for a nasty surprise, according to a French analyst Read more [...]
Australia’s #1 Property Hot Spot – Some Statistics
Ravenswood house plan
Original article by Anthony Radford and image from Bendigo Weekly
BENDIGO’S residential Strategy will be reviewed because of greater than expected growth.
The State Government has announced a grant of $50,000 to carry out the review.
The review is needed because, according to the State Government, 40 per cent of the forecast growth between 2006 and 2031 had already been realised.
Regional Development Parliamentary Secretary Damian Drum made the announcement this Read more [...]
