Craig Palmer
Depression Impression
We often hear stories about our grandparents, about how they managed to get so far on so little, and how they took care of things and made them last. My Grandfather was actually quite a successful businessman in spite of the fact he never ever never no way used debt. Of course, modern MBA style … Read more
Wobbly Wheels
“You need to meditate”. At least that’s what Karolina said the clairvoyant said. She either knew us and our manic lives really well, or maybe just had an MBO (Masters of the Bleeding Obvious). Jokes aside, out and about in the world, I have noticed a lot of people swear by meditation. Just have … Read more
Simplicity Wisdom
The other evening our oldest child, (and by old I mean only grade 3!), launched into diatribe about life and success aimed at her mum. “Mum why’d didn’t you do this or that with your life, why didn’t you finish this or that…). It turns out it was a rather well aimed diatribe that actually … Read more
Boom with a View
So history never repeats, but it does rhyme they say. Are we currently in a boom, or is the steady growth of the stock market just that .. steady growth? When is a long period of steady growth a boom? And the thing about booms is.. we always expect them to end in a bust, … Read more
Super superstars
Thunk. Thunk crash. Thats the sound of several kilo’s of tax and superannuation law hitting my desk. Thousands and thousands of pages in type so small I wonder if it isn’t actually just microfiche printed out sans magnification. And you know what the scary thing is? That was only the last years updates! One thing … Read more
The Secrets of China’s Growth
This paper was submitted during the Macroeconomics course of my MBA, so please excuse the rather ‘academic’ dry tone, but at least in the end it did receive a Distinction grade (dry tone and all!). It analyses China’s recent period of slowing growth and provides several economic policy recommendations in light of China’s current economic … Read more