Jim, like many of our readers, spends his days investing and thinking about markets. But unlike many, he does it aboard a boat.  Jim and his wife, Adriana, have been...

Andrew, a Melbournian, has been around the world of finance since high school, having studied the discipline and then starting his career as a trainee at PwC. Over the...

In April 2021, a reader, Andrew, suggested we go directly to the Livewire audience and ask them about investing. Soon after, "Meet the Investor" was born. Here, you'll...

Eddie started investing to provide financial security for his family but has gone on to share his wealth through church and charities.

Ann is hardworking and fearless. She's wonderfully warm and frank. She's also the first former financial adviser that we have spoken to as part of our Meet the...

Paul is quiet and measured, a Brisbanite with a penchant for investing and a surprisingly elegant way with words. He spent 10 years as a GP but desperately needed a...

During the day, Tom is a fifth-generation farmer, working on the land. By night, he's an avid investor. While others may relax in front of the TV at the end of the...

Jeff has had a storied career, having started off in tech with Telecom Australia (now Telstra), retraining as a professional musician, and later becoming an events...

They say opposites attract, and while I believe that to be true, it is sometimes our shared attributes, no matter how small, that draw us together. In the case of...

Most people consider themselves lucky if they started investing in their 20s or 30s. Many wait until much later in life. But James, a 20-year-old Livewire reader and...

As a self-described "risk-taker", Barry has repeatedly put it all on the line to overcome the challenges life has thrown at him and, most of the time, he has reaped...

Like many of us, Rob became serious about investing for the love of his family. Rob’s initial goal was to ensure he and his wife had enough income to support a...

While Dimitri is a proud Greek-Australian, he wields the luck of the Irish when it comes to picking his moments in life and the market. Dimitri moved to Australia to...

Ivan from South Australia has had an on-again, off-again relationship with the share market. After getting burnt as a teenager during the 1969-1970 nickel boom, the...

At age 27, Tom has accomplished a lot. I spoke with him via Zoom from his study at Oxford, approaching the end of his one-year MBA course. He’s fresh off a win,...

When I put out the call inviting Livewire readers to share their investing journey, I was struck by the diversity of philosophies that our readers employ. One...

What were you doing when you were 22-years-old? I'll spare you my version (for now), but I can assure you I wasn't reading books by Peter Lynch while tweaking the DCF...

When I think of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), my thoughts go directly to punters feverishly chasing Bitcoin, cannabis stocks or the next BNPL offering. For Liz, my...

Recession, divorce, unemployment, losing a trusted adviser and becoming a father at age 56. These are just a few of the unexpected twists that have confronted Neil,...

A few weeks ago, an unexpected email hit my inbox. The note was from Andrew, a regular Livewire reader based in Victoria managing his investments. Andrew’s note...