I'm here to help Many people ask me “What should I invest in?” "Shares or property?"“How do you find a trustworthy, 'good' financial adviser?” or say “I’ve always wanted to invest in …” “That’s on my bucket list” … After many years of my own investing adventures and...
Andrea Davies, Founder and CEO of Best Investment Gurus
Welcome to my Blog, enjoy ...DAY2 of BiG’s Investing Challenge |Where the bloody hell are you? Assessing your financial position
How much money is enough for you? Do you want to start using your money better or start investing? To start investing, some experts say you can start with anything from $500. Just thinking about these things will help you take some first steps: How much money have you...
Day3 of BiG’s 30 Day Investing Challenge |Goal Setting The Lazy Way
What lifestyle, money or investing goals have beaten you? You want to improve your health and fitness, relationships, career, education and finances – but never seem to get there? Don't be beating yourself up about the past, it’s what you do now that counts. I'll bet...
Day4 of BiG’s 30 Day Investing Challenge| The types of investments and strategies available to you – the investor
So, it's time to change your life. But what are your investing choices? And where do you get the advice, information and help you need to build a better life? Have you read my rivetting story of how and when my investing began? Like so many newbies I didn't know what...
Day5 of BiG’s Investing Challenge – Who can help you with investing? The 3 main sources.
What stage of life are you at? Are you in your 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's or other? Do you want to invest for yourself or your kids - for now, lifestyle, a holiday, the future, your retirement? If you want to buy a house in the next 5 yrs are you better off putting...
Day9 of BiG’s Investing Challenge|Choose a financial adviser you can trust. It’s all about the faith. Part 1 Financial planners
Who doesn't want a financial adviser you can trust, relate to and who gets results? 3 tips for getting your best financial planner - question, build a relationship and credentials. In Day5 you saw just how many articles, rating, comparison, and “find a” sites there...
Day10 of BiG’s Investing Challenge|How to choose a financial adviser and advice you can trust| Part 2 How do raters rate? Investing rating sites, Top 10…, Best…”?
Should you believe industry testimonials, rating sites, awards and lists "The Top 10, 50, 100"… ? It's easy to get lost searching the finance and investment industries, comparing the winners, the successful businesses, wealth managers, financial planners, financial...
Day11 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| How to choose a financial adviser… Part 3 Investing information Tsunamis. Blogs, Podcasts, Webinars, Media, Books, Magazines, Websites…
So much information and so much B.S. online from money and lifestyle 'experts'. Have you wasted your precious time and money researching and subscribing to financial information, education and products? From so called experts, that neither ‘fit’ with you nor deliver?...
Day12 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| How to choose a financial adviser and advice you can trust| Part 4 Less regulated advisers – Analysts and Commentators, and Gurus
Searching for best way to invest $500, $1,000, $10,000 or more, without using a financial planner? BiG's found hundreds of investment 'experts' and 'gurus' - the good, the bad, the ugly. Have you? Over the past few weeks on the BiG Challenge, we’ve seen how to get...
Day15 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| How to choose a financial adviser…| Part 4… Gurus
Today let's look at investment 'experts' who aren't licensed financial planners, nor who BiG calls analysts and commentators, but people advising on how to invest your time and money. Advice on building wealth, a business, or investing in real estate, shares...
Day16 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Who are the best investment gurus?| Part 1 Avoid some gurus
Searching through the finance, business and investing industries for ideas on what to invest in and who can help, watch out for the many too good to be true offers. No shortage of clever, emotionally targeted copywriting and advertising campaigns. All aimed at that...
Day17 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Who are the best investment gurus?| Part 2 Find a Guru
Let's go find some experts to help you win at wealth creation, business, property and share investing and investing in You. The Who’s Who or the ‘gurus', the people and companies specialising in life, money and investing products and services, You’ve already...
Day18 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Who are the best investment gurus? Part 3| Rate a Guru
Financial planners are heavily regulated, why not all the other money, investing, property and share advisers and traders out there? Financial planners of retirement advice from financial advisers 33% was poor, 58% was adequate and 3% was goodsurvey by Australian...
Day19 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Who are the best investment gurus? Part 4| Choose a Guru
Have you ever felt out of control, drowning as you try to find someone to trust in the tsunami of choices of information and advice out in the world of finance ? No surprise: only 8% of people make it financiallyNoel Whittaker ‘Making Money Made Simple’ Don’t be one...
Day22 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Time to invest – just do it [Step 1 Using Neuroscience and Psychology – Investing hope to reality]
Updated August 2020 How do advances in neuroscience, such as brain plasticity, the benefits of mindfulness and warnings about multitasking, help sharpen your brain and develop your financial skills? Check out some of the latest research in BiG and my Facebook page. Eg...
Day23 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Time to invest – just do it. [Step 2 Choose your investing team – or do it yourself investing]
Managing your money and investing can be agonising! But your pain can be eased with BiG's information, resources and showing you many experts and gurus around - all there online, ready to help (and some to avoid). Often you'll also need ancillary professional...
Day24 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Time to invest – just do it. [Step 3 Be a smarter, more intelligent investor]
'Smart investors' avoid these 8 common investing traps and mind games that Alan Kohler warns about. 'Intelligent investors' use Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett strategies. We'll dive into how you can be both as you start your investing journey. But before you do...
Day25 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Time to invest – just do it. [Step 4 Build your own investing plan and strategy]
We looked at investment planning and strategies in Day4, now for Step 4 building them. The analysts and commentators, gurus, ancillary service providers, some pros and cons and your wealth, business, property and share choices. 80% of people already investing, then...
Day26 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Time to invest – just do it. Step 5 Investment shopping
If you've got a handle on these 3 important money and investing fundamentals we've already covered in the Challenge: Managing your money and having your finances sortedIf you've still got some money things to work on - take a look at the resources in Challenge Day 2...
Day29 of BiG’s Investing Challenge| Haven’t started investing yet? Maybe you’re dreamin’?
Too busy working day to day - for a boss? Selling them your life and time, you're just a mouse on the work wheel. Change is scary. Are you the mouse on the never-ending work wheel? Welcome to the last few days of the Challenge, my budding investors. The beginning of a...
Day30 of BiG’s Investing Challenge – Investing regrets, Investing B.S. and Investing boot camps
Congratulations to YOU, you've made it to the final day of BiG's 30 Day Investing Challenge. Hopefully the experience helps you avoid financial and investing disasters, regrets, and B.S.. 1. Investing BiG Regrets A common investing regret is not to have started...
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