A Monday thought on new beginnings — and what’s worth carrying forward, and leaving behind, when starting one.

A Monday reflection on the slow-moving train wrecks we can’t look away from — and the lesson in why we keep watching.

The Australia Post watch saga made headlines for the wrong reasons. A Monday reflection on incentives, optics, and what actually warrants outrage.

If you could give someone one skill, would it be the ability to think clearly? A Monday reflection on what clear thinking actually requires.

FASEA’s latest explanatory guide was meant to resolve confusion over the Code of Ethics. Here’s why it falls short.

A Monday reflection on the contradictions of life in a pandemic, and the two camps most of us seemed to fall into.

Markets selloffs can be rapid, catching advisers and portfolio managers off guard. A look at what taking action in real time actually requires.

A Monday reflection on decision-making under uncertainty, and why calling a period “risky” isn’t quite the same as calling it uncertain.

A leaking bathroom ceiling turns into an unlikely lesson about the difference between good enough and great — and what that means for advice practices.

A Monday reflection stepping back from managed accounts to look at the wider world — and why vigilance, even when it’s not our direct business, still matters.

A Monday reflection on living through a “phony war” of uncertainty in the early days of the pandemic, and what it means for how advisers manage client anxiety.

A Monday reflection, on why adversity tends to teach us more than comfort ever does.

A Monday reflection on why the urgent so often crowds out the important — and what to do about it.

A Monday reflection on why one client’s idea of risk rarely matches another’s — and what that means for how advisers frame it.

Individual registration of advisers is gaining momentum with the FPA and others. A look at the unintended consequences worth considering first.

After months of Zoom, Teams and Webex, a look at the meeting habits worth keeping — and the ones worth dropping.

The term “cocooning” was coined in the 1980s. A Monday reflection on what it means now that it’s become a way of life.

Individual licensing keeps resurfacing as an option for advisers. Is it actually the right road to travel?

A Monday reflection on motivation, and the need to recognise and be grateful for those aspects of work that give us pleasure.

A Monday reflection on reasons for optimism — even when the prevailing mood says otherwise.