Barefoot Investor
Pour man, rich man: just add patience
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Scott Pape LET me tell you about a sleep-easy investment strategy proven by some of the sharpest money managers on the planet.
Get a slice of the good life
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Scott Pape A SIX-foot-three bloke in a pink dress, ferocious blonde wig, and high heels greeted me as I walked through the doors of the pub.
Why are Aussies so blase about debt?
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Scott Pape THIS week I had dinner with a super-sharp senior investment banker from the US.
Silent dignity is missing today
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Scott Pape I'M no hippy. But if I were in New York, or Athens, I'd seriously consider camping out at their "occupy" protests.
Property vs shares: big decision
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Scott Pape 'I'M going to sell my apartment," announced my girlfriend. She might as well have been asking me to pass the butter.
Meet the little pocket dynamos
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Scott Pape THIS week I had a strange experience. I was going to a meeting with a banker when he called to ask if his daughter could come.
Winners shine at the Barefoot Brownlow
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WELCOME to the Barefoot Brownlow, the annual awards celebrating the very best financial deals currently on the market.
Business partners for life
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Scott Pape HOW dare you! An angry caller on my radio show was chewing me out for some bad advice I'd given to the previous caller ...
Plenty to do against doom and gloom
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WHAT we are seeing is a global financial meltdown and Australia will not be spared, my radio show co-host said somewhat smugly.
From suits to the simple life
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I SAW a man and a woman take life into their own hands. They were holding hands. Then they jumped.
Shine a light on your life and act
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Scott Pape ABOUT a month ago, Neill Martin, my favourite shoe-shine man in Melbourne, asked me how the shoeless empire was going.
Gutsing it out with money
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Barefoot Investor ONE evening, about a month ago, my girlfriend flopped on to the couch and proceeded to rub my belly.
Financial crises loom large
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I COPPED a bit of flak a few weeks ago for comparing my golden retriever's ability to pick the future to that of economists.
Dangers of a spending culture
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Scott Pape THE real issue for the US is the debt, and in particular the out-of-control spending that has caused it.
Westfield blessed despite times
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Herald Sun WE ALL know that old story about a European immigrant who worked hard, bought property, and ended up rich, don't we?
The gospel according to Scott
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Scott Pape The Australian dream includes home ownership but with the world facing the next wave of the GFC, maybe we should reduce our debt.
Making networking work for young grads
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Scott Pape THANKS to Facebook and Twitter, the power of networking's never been more important. If you're not in the loop, you're at the back of the job queue.
You best options for spare cash
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BAREFOOT looks at investment options for a young family who are looking to build a secure financial future.
Dial us up a better deal
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Scott Pape WHEN Wayne Swan banned exit fees this week, he was thinking about Tony Abbott.
An uncertain world won't stop experts
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THIS time of the year is full of finance people making predictions about the next financial year, so I've gathered together the best economists.
Talkback reveals faces of humanity
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EVERY once in a while I get to try my hand at talkback radio in the non-ratings period when the real stars are playing golf.
Don't put it back into your hip pocket
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Scott Pape I KNOW $50 a month doesn't sound like much, especially if you have a huge home loan.
How to be one step ahead of the pack
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Scott Pape THE good news is that, while everyone's talking doom and gloom, there are people who are absolutely thriving right now. Let me show you how you can, too.
Stay one step ahead of the pack
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Scott Pape I'VE come to understand there's a direct correlation between my being at the front of the paper and the share market crashing.
Get a risk-free 22.5% return!
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Scott Pape I'VE been a backer of First Home Saver Accounts since they were introduced in 2008.
The real story on property prices
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Scott Pape THE problem with predicting where the real estate market is going is that there are tens of thousands of different markets.
How you can also do your Block
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Scott Pape LAST Sunday night's finale of Channel 9 The Block was a prime-time portrayal of a property crash.
Latest news galleries
Australian F1 Grand Prix qualifying
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Our photographers bring you the best action shots from the qualifying session of the Australian Grand Prix
Illegal abalone poachers get stung
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Our photographer goes undercover as the Victorian Fisheries go undercover to catch illegal fishers
Star power at the Grand Prix
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Check out all the celebrity sightings in and around Melbourne's Grand Prix
Street fashion at LMFF
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Fashion reporter Andy Burns asked the attendees of the L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion festival to describe their style in four words