Navigating the Path to Home Ownership in Today’s Market
By: Steff Willis
It used to be an Aussie right of passage – work hard, save for a house deposit and buy a home of your own. Read more
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Federal Budget 22-23: “Hard Days to Come”
By: Mike Crooks
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called it a “family friendly” and “bread and butter” budget that will ease cost-of-living pressures. Read more
What the Reign of Blockchain Means for Real Money
By: Michael McQueen
Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. Read more
Home Loans and Rate Hike Pain: “It Will Rise For Some Time”
By: Michael Crooks
For the first time in 11 years, interest rates increased. Last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) pushed the cash rate up by 25 basis points to 35 basis points. This means that most home loans will rise by .25 per cent per year.
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The Six Biggest Money Challenges Faced by Women
By: Ally Barnes
Helen Baker is a financial planner and the founder of On Your Two Feet. She has just released The Essential Guide to Financial Independence for all Women because “women often react, but they need to plan”. Read more
Blockchain May Bring Greater Levels of Financial Equality
By: Michael McQueen
Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. While early investors in these currencies made small fortunes overnight (Bitcoin’s value soared over 70% in 2020 alone), what the fever-pitched excitement over cryptocurrencies overshadowed was the more important technological transformation being driven by blockchain. Read more
Inside Bitcoin: A Beginner’s Guide to the World’s Favourite – and Most Mysterious – Digital Currency
By: Michael Crooks
Bill Gates is excited by it. Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks has reportedly made millions from it. And, now, the world’s richest man has endorsed it. Bitcoin has taken off, driven by a US$1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency by Elon Musk’s company Tesla. Despite many financial experts warning that the digital money could be a risk investment, one single Bitcoin is now worth north of $60,000. Read more