Andrea Davies, Founder and CEO of Best Investment Gurus
Welcome to my Blog, enjoy ...General Scams| Consumer Product and Service Scams to Watch Out For
You’ll find specific scam sites in Wealth, Business, Property and Shares, but here are some general scams and scam sites: Facecrooks They claim “Our mission is to monitor and chronicle the seedy, unsavory and sometimes silly side of...
Industry (non government) Bodies Who Regulate Members and Unprofessional Conduct
Association of Financial Advisers – AFA Australian Bankers’ Association – ABA Australian Investors Association – AIA “Is a non-profit organisation which exists for one purpose: to help our members become more successful long-term investors. We protect...
Industry (non government) Consumer Watchdogs – Money, Business, Investing plus Health, Science and more Websites, Blogs, Forums and Commentators
Here are a few people and companies who can help you avoid dubious investments, operators, or unprofessional conduct: CreditorWatch They say: “search for any business in Australia to analyse their credit report. Review your customer’s credit...
Government Consumer Watchdogs – Money, Business, Investing, plus Health, Science and more Reviews, How to Find a Good [Adviser]…, Avoid ‘ Scams’ and Complaint Sites
Health Watch: Anti-Vaxxers: What Went Wrong – Wisecrack YouTubeFriends of Science in Medicine, Aus] Money and Finance AFCA The Australian Financial Complaints Authority “considers complaints that previously would have been handled by the Financial...
Media Bias| Fake News| Fact Checking| Conspiracy Theories| To believe or not to believe?
Fact Checking and Fake News RMIT ABC Fact Check they say “Assesses the accuracy of claims by politicians, public figures, advocacy groups and institutions engaged in public debate. A collaboration between the ABC and RMIT University. Australian...
Analysing and Fact Checking Information|(Part 2) Scams, Echo Chambers, Conspiracy Theories, Fake News, Media Bias
BiG Tips: Part 1 of this series shows you 'how' to fact check. These government and non government sites and resources help you find 'who' and 'what' to look out for and 'where' to report and redress. Fact Checking RMIT ABC Fact Check They say: “Assesses the...
Analysing and Fact Checking Information|(Part 1) How to Fact Check Video Lectures; True – False, Real – Crap
BiG Tips: With so much information available to us, I know it's easy to get overwhelmed and knowing what’s true, worth spending time and energy on, and not. The exponential growth in information over the past decades, that many organisations are springing up to help...
Building a Better Brain and Brain Gym| Knowledge, Ideas, Learning| Critical Thinking – The Media, Public Intellectuals, Ted Talks, Think Tanks – Some Biases and Limits
Big Tips: Who and where do you get your information from? In Why are Smart People so Dumb? (You Tube) Wisecrack exposes the Ideas Industry, TED Talks and more. I hope you find some of these sites and resources for improving your brain - well, brain changing!...
Interest Rates
Property and Interest rates – what you need to know, Margaret Lomas
Creative Finance – Buying Wholesale; Cash Backs; Rent to Buy; Vendor Finance…
BiG Tip: Be wary of the some of the creative (often risky) ways you can get into the property market, especially if you have little or no cash, there are many 'gurus' and others out eager to give you a creative hand. They suggest ways to overcome FOMO (Fear of Missing...
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