When people spend more than they earn, it is often to fulfil a subconscious need. Whether employee or employer, it is important to understand your motivation. Understanding money is relatively simple. Even if you don’t understand all the ins and …
Following her recent travels delivering training to clients around Australia, Katrina Walton, CEO of Wellness Designs, reported, “In a climate of constant change, one common theme keeps coming up in conversation. Employee engagement.” A long-held obsession for a lot of …
Today, as we recognise World Mental Health Day, one in five Australians are suffering from a mental health disorder. And they aren’t alone. Each year, an estimated additional 6 million of us are at risk of developing a mental illness. …
Have you ever joined the queue dreaming of a lucky lottery win? The recent record $150 million Powerball win on offer drew crowds of hopeful punters. Whilst many of us daydream about what we would do if we “won it big!”, the reality doesn’t always match the …
Financial vulnerability has been described as the inability to recover from sudden financial shock, such as an unexpected loss of income or uncontrollable increase in expenditure[1]. Whether noticing walking down city streets, or feeling the impact closer to home, financial …
It's Global (Financial) Wellness Day on Friday June 6 and we thought we'd help you celebrate. Sadly many celebrations suffer a financial hangover. Not ours - we've budgeted for it! Financial wellbeing is one of the most important aspects of …
Guess what? We must be doing something right, because we’re celebrating 15 years in financial literacy! To mark the occasion, we thought we would gift you a few anniversary crystals. When Money101 began, it focused on teaching the basics of …
We’re not ashamed to admit that our office isn’t very gender balanced. In fact, it’s 100% women. This is a bit of a different setup for the male-dominated financial services industry, but it wasn’t a conscious choice, it just happened …
How can we change the culture within financial services firms to ensure the interests of clients are put first? That’s one of the key questions Commissioner Hayne grappled with as he prepared his thousand-page report. As we all know, the …
According to new research, customer satisfaction for the banking industry is down by 2.7%. Not surprisingly, negative publicity from the Royal Commission into Financial Services is to blame. The Roy Morgan report, which is based on interviews with thousands of …
