Thank you to everyone who participated in our What’s Your Wealth Plan? mini-survey. 63% of you indicated that you have a financial plan. The most popular wealth strategies included business (74%), savings (52%) and investment property (48%). Despite participants reliance on business as their overall primary wealth strategy, 88% indicated that a lack of financial and/or business education was a barrier to financial success. Managing cash flow was the biggest concern amongst women business owners, followed by funding growth and 66.7% of you felt somewhat confident in the current state to today’s economy. The ABN has taken your responses on board and is currently planning a series of webinars and events to assist members address these barriers, across the areas of financial planning, business development and government resources for small business.
Congratulations to the 10 winners of Mark Bouris’ new book The Yellow Brick Road to Your Financial Security: Loata Brealey, Bianca de Reus, Loueen Goodall, Carrol Jones, Judi McDonald, Rina Lee, Natasha Reynolds, Jane Skamp, Rebecca Woodcock, Daina Peel.
