 At least once a week, we speak to someone who has been pushed into calling us by a partner, parent, or a friend. Sometimes they’re just starting a new role at their first full time job. Others are nearing retirement. The common thread that connects them all is that they have no idea what a financial adviser can do for them.
 Is it the line of cars snaked around your local servo, the 8-bit prices slowly ticking up? Is it the threat to Australian meat exports, fuelled by uncertainty in the Strait of Hormuz? Have you doom-scrolled through videos of politicians discussing war, investment bankers pointing at red bars, articles telling you to sell, sell, sell?
 Have you ever wondered what might have been if you’d started investing at 21? Jessie and Yannick explore how small contributions compound over time and can facilitate financial freedom.
 Fresh starts in movies are marked by the ring of a school bell, a car driving into the horizon, or a dramatic musical score. They aren’t often depicted faithfully: sat at a table with a list, ticking each task off methodically.
 The Barefoot Investor gets a lot of slack for being everyone’s go to Get-Your-Life-Together book. But there are valuable lessons to be learned from Scott Pape’s ‘bucket’ budgeting approach.
If you’re someone who struggles to keep up with a budget spreadsheet or are simply looking for a simple way to split up your budget, the bucket approach can help you.  If you’re a first-time father, you may not be aware of the payments and services available to you to assist with caring for your new-born.
 If you’re new to investing, you may have looked into a variety of investment types and platforms. In your search you may have stumbled across platforms such as Raiz, Sharsies, or Spaceship and wondered how these compare to other investments.
Simply put, these platforms allow you to 'micro-invest', with minimum investments as low as $5.  Over the past five weeks Jessie and Yannick have been exploring the topic of home ownership, including the benefits and disadvantages of buying a home.
 The song by British punk rock band The Clash summarises the questions that we all have when any investment starts displaying volatility.
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