Leadership. What is it and why is it so important in business? Leadership in business is like an airline pilots check list - critical to review - often and thoroughly, so that you don’t “crash and burn.” Interestingly, the very sad revaluations out of the Hayne Royal Commission into “Misconduct in the Banking, [...]

In 1995, the commercial mortgage fund that I was managing past $1billion in funds under management (on its way to nearly $3 billion by 2003) to become the largest and best performing fund of its type in Australia. Shortly after this 1995 milestone was reached, the research and ratings agency Standard and Poor’s [...]

1. How is money made using Fractional Reserve Banking? 2. The Morality of Money Lending - past and present. 3. Taking responsibility for personal debt. This opinion piece aims to offer a better understanding of how a great portion of the money in our economy is “lent” into existence as well as looking [...]

1. What are the benefits of continuing competition in the financial services sector? 2. How is future competition assisted through continuing innovation in product offerings and productivity? 3. How does the past guide the future in delivering financial services? In summary, competition is the most important ingredient for good capitalism to flourish and [...]

What sets Princeton apart from their competitors? Looking at it another way......... What is Princeton’s true “point of difference”? It is not possible for me to answer these questions without first providing some background context of what sets any business apart from its competitors in order to lead the pack with something so [...]

The real cost of brokerage fees on commercial mortgage and how to avoid them and potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why do so many of us use a commercial mortgage broker (an intermediary) to secure large commercial loans instead of dealing directly with the lender? I suspect it is due to [...]