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All of my posts relating to investing for Financial Independence.  Topics covered include: learning about the sharemarket, creating passive income, property investing, LICs and index funds, and more.

My focus is on creating a healthy income stream from investments to live on and retire early.

December 1, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

Podcast: Asset Allocation For Aussies Pursuing Financial Independence

In today’s episode, we discuss how to approach asset allocation in Australia when your goal is Financial Independence.  We explain why asset allocation matters and how it affects our ability to create passive income, retire early (and stay retired!) for a long period of time. How much should we invest

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October 17, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

A Guide to Investing in International Index Funds

Most readers know that I added an international index fund to our personal investment portfolio.  Ever since then, I’ve been meaning to write this post.  Because let me tell you, there’s no shortage of options to choose from!  Too much choice often leads to overwhelm, which is really unhelpful when

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June 13, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

Short-Termism and Market Madness

Since this coronavirus thing began, it seems more people have developed a nasty habit of thinking only in short time-frames. A survival instinct has kicked in, emotions take over, and people simply do whatever feels right today, because tomorrow seems so uncertain. This seems harmless at first.  But it’s really

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May 30, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

Why Finance Bloggers Can’t Tell You How to Invest

The Financial Independence community is an open, helpful and generous bunch of people.  Folks share their savings ideas, lifestyle philosophy, and often every detail of their personal finances.  They share tips for earning more, and where to find the best deals on pretty much everything! The aim of all this

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May 23, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

My Latest Thoughts on Dividends and Diversification

Recent events have prompted me to think more deeply about our investments, our personal situation, and how I want to invest going forward. Most of you will know, we’re steadily transitioning from property to shares over time.  The strategy is a bit like this. This lets us build our share

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April 18, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

Paying Off Your Mortgage vs Investing Revisited

It’s time to check in with an old friend.  The debate between paying off your mortgage or investing. I’ve written about this before, about a year ago.  So why am I writing this post?  Well, because some of the numbers have now changed.  The trade-off looks different than it did

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April 11, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

Focus, Diversification and Early Retirement

Most people who want to retire early have got their finances in order. They’re heading in the right direction – saving, investing, paying down debt. And in most ways, they’re already well-off.  Despite this, some of these folks have next to no chance of retiring anytime soon.  That is, unless

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March 20, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

My Thoughts On The Current Sharemarket Crash

I wasn’t planning to write about the current market fall. Especially since I already published a hefty article on the topic when the market was falling back in 2018.  If you missed that one, here it is: “Long Term Investing & Shrugging Off Sharemarket Falls” But it seems the coronavirus

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February 8, 2020 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

How to Implement Peter Thornhill’s Investment Strategy in 2020 and Beyond

I realised something recently.  Although Peter Thornhill is well-known and investing for dividend income is not a new concept, there is no official step-by-step guide to implement his method. So, with Peter’s approval, I decided to create this ‘how-to’ article, for those who want to get started and put the

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November 22, 2019 Dave@StrongMoneyAustralia

The Aussie Guide to Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

REITs are something I’ve mentioned in passing many times on the blog. But today is the day I finally put pen to paper (or is it words to screen?) and delve right into this topic. Real estate investment trusts come in all sorts of shapes and sizes (literally).  We’ll look

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