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Articles by Graham Lees
Tailwinds abound
It's summer holidays, and a young Julian Biggins is picking apricots on a farm not far from his hometown of Kingston on Murray. He'll only make about $50 from his week of labour under the sweltering South Australian sun, but to the hard-working teen, that $50 is choice, flexibility and freedom. Perhaps unbeknownst to Biggins, this dogma will serve him well in his future career as a co-founder and joint chief executive of MA Financial.
A good innings
With an entrepreneurial spirit, a young Peter Mancell felt in his bones that being self-employed, he could build a successful business from the ground up. Back in 1980, when Burnie-based Mancell Financial Group was established, MLC provided him that opportunity as a licensee. We want to continue to have the privilege to meet great people to live their lives the way they want, free from worrying about money. We've managed to do that now for over 40 years and that's incredibly satisfying.
Chartering choppy seas
A zealous personal investor, his enthusiasm was infectious, and their discussions around the dinner table kindled her financial fervour. Making sure that we meet clients' expectations on risk and return is absolutely the first of my jobs.
Dream realised
A curious teenager sneaks into the teacher's lounge of a northern suburbs high school in Melbourne. With the silent nod of his economics teacher, he picks up a copy of The Age, unfolds the broadsheet like a blanket, flips to the economics section and begins reviewing the stock prices. "I started reading about what was happening in the economy and the world and reviewing stocks. and I guess that was really the start," explains Activus Investment Advisors managing director Robert Talevski.
What Would It Take to Get an Effective Alzheimer’s Drug?
Almost 47 million people live with dementia worldwide, and that number is expected to reach 131 million in 2050, according to Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI). Dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) is estimated to account for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Dementia affects about half of the population age 85 years or older.
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