1 Talk about hammering the plastic. In November 2016 Australia’s 16.7 million credit card accounts were used to make 226 million transactions with a total value of $27.8 billion. We… Continue reading "“Tap and go” and then what?"
1 Looking forward to retirement? Check out our top 10 tips to make sure you’re on track. Tip 1: Take stock How do you want to live in retirement? Now… Continue reading "10 tips to prepare for retirement"
1 Although the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia has a full agenda at its monthly meetings, the one item most economists and mortgage-holders eagerly anticipate is the cash… Continue reading "Interest Rates 101"
1 When establishing a long-term savings plan, online savings accounts and fixed term deposits in a low-inflation economy will not generate much growth. As an alternative, managed funds, given at… Continue reading "Making your money work harder"
1 According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report published in September 2016, heart disease and stroke continue to remain two of the three most common causes of death in… Continue reading "Trauma insurance fills the gaps"
1 It doesn’t matter where you live in Australia - from hot, steamy Darwin to the breathtakingly cold Hobart - it’s almost impossible to escape catching a cold or ‘flu… Continue reading "Weathering the cold and ‘flu season"
1 How much does it cost to raise a child? Obviously the answer is highly dependent on individual circumstances. However, as a guide, a 2013 national study[1] found that a… Continue reading "Building your ‘Family Future Fund’"
1 Under the changes which came into effect on 1 January 2017 some retirees will have received an increase in their age pension. Many others, however, will have experienced a… Continue reading "What do the changes to the pension assets test mean for you?"
1 Since the earliest days of commerce there have always been people prepared to commit fraud against others. With easy access to millions of people via the internet, modern fraud… Continue reading "How to protect yourself from being scammed"
1 With so much uncertainty surrounding the Reserve Bank’s monthly decision on what to do with interest rates, or whether banks will increase rates for other reasons, it is timely… Continue reading "Fixed? Variable? Or both?"
