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Dear Ellen,
I could think of no better distraction to the current economic crisis than a fat man riding a sleigh pulled by 7 talking reindeers. Indeed we have experienced some madness this year and it’s time to reflect on the best of it before we break to stuff ourselves full of comfort until 2009!
This was the first year of the BDM Direct newsletter, update, rant, shameless plug, that we call “Bout Up.” It has been a huge success with minimal “unsubscribes” and many, many new members joining throughout the year. Over 9,000 individuals in the financial services industry now receive Bout Up. Thanks to everyone who has participated including Peter Costello, Tom Elliott, Shane Kelly, Alan Kohler, Chris Judd, Jim Stackpool, Julie Berry, Jason Kimberley from Cool Melbourne, Dr Nigel Wilkin-Smith from van Eyk and of course Brad Pitt (you might have missed that one though).
On the home front BDM Direct has seen enormous change and growth over the year with a new office in Sydney, two new staff members and a brand new website. You may have also seen us on the China Tour, fraternizing with the likes of Chopper Reed in Alice Springs, saving several advisers from near death in Fiji, starting a new career in dancing at Darwin or fleeing from a military coup in Thailand!
From the entire team at BDM Direct we want to thank you for your support this year, wish you Happy Holidays and we will have our fingers crossed for all to have a prosperous 2009. Don’t forget to fill in the survey for the chance to win a holiday and please send the newsletter on to a friend in the business if you love us or think they would enjoy the articles.
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Tom Elliott |
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| COULD IT BE TIME FOR SOME CHRISTMAS CHEER? |
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At the risk of stating the obvious, 2008 has been a pretty awful year. The stockmarket has almost halved in value, real estate prices and auction clearances are soft, superannuation funds are deep in the red and the collective financial mood seems as pessimistic as it’s ever been.
Given all this, the impending Christmas celebrations might lack the bonhomie of times past. In the spirit of giving, however, I think there are some good reasons why optimism could begin to overtake gloom sometime in 2009.
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