Michael Thompson

And I suspect part of that is to stop being so skeptical and questioning everyone and everything.

Okay, quick break.

Back with more.

It sure is.

Just quickly, Sean, a couple of interesting corporate stories of note.

Canna, we are talking today about financial luck, about whether some people are just...

Beach Energy has revised its production guidance downwards, sending its share price lower.

inherently lucky when it comes to money and others have been cursed with bad luck from the day they were born.

It blamed ramp-up challenges and rain-related disruptions.

We've gone through the idea of positioning and how kind of setting yourself up for success, but also being open to those opportunities when they come, knowing that sometimes things just happen.

And if you are in that mindset and being able and being prepared to accept it when it comes, then you're going to be in a better position.

Wow.

Now, Origin Energy's share price fell 4% yesterday after it reported a solid March quarter for its LNG assets, but downgraded its renewable subsidiary, Octopus Energy.

How can you increase your own financial luck?

If you're one of these unlucky ones who just like the car breaks down one week, you finally start investing and then all of your, the market crashes and all of these kinds of things, or you lose your job.

How do you go about trying to overhaul and increase your financial luck?

One more before we get to international news.

Reliance Worldwide jumped 4% yesterday after the plumbing business reaffirmed its earnings guidance, saying price increases would offset cost inflation for the rest of this year.

It was the best of the ASX 200 yesterday.

Yeah, I reckon people just relieved that it didn't downgrade.