Paul's Insights: Affordability plus rate cuts - good news for first home buyers
First home buyers have had a tough time in recent years as property values soared across a number of state capitals. But market conditions are very different today, and with values down in many areas, a new report by Aussie Home Loans and CoreLogic reveals Australia's cheapest suburbs to buy a home.
Paul's Insights: Growing super for longer
The 2019/20 Federal Budget has been handed down, and predictably, we saw some fine-tuning of the rules around super. But the news is all good - the latest changes will make it easier for older Australians to grow their retirement savings for longer.
Paul's Insights: The danger of stolen data
There was a time when crooks made off with television sets or jewellery - items that were easy to cart off and hock around town. These days, they focus on far more transportable stuff, like details of our personal accounts. And it's an all too lucrative business.
Paul's Insights: Super crimes and misdemeanors
Australia's 600,000 self-managed super funds (SMSFs) are collectively worth an estimated $755 billion. That's nearly one-third of total super assets. But it seems not all SMSFs follow the road rules.
Paul's Insights: Options for home equity worth exploring
Australia's retirees are sitting on an estimated $500 billion in home equity but the options for using this resource are tightening up.
Paul's Insights: Time is running out to save on health cover
Time is running out to get a better deal on private health insurance ahead of 1 April price hikes.
Paul's Insights: Millennials could spend their 30s fixing money mistakes
Today's 20-somethings could spend much of their 30s fixing up the financial mistakes they make today.
Paul's Insights: The future face of poverty is female
March 8 is International Women's Day, and in my books that's an opportunity to focus on women's financial wellbeing.
Paul's Insights: Do a Marie Kondo on your super
Japanese organisational expert Marie Kondo has made tidying up a hot topic, and it could be filtering through to our finances.
Paul's Insights: Beware the regulatory risk trap
It's been a week of shake, rattle and roll in the financial sector as the Banking Royal Commission wound to a close.
Paul's Insights: Three ways to make love and money work
Valentine's Day is around the corner, and florists everywhere will be gearing up for a rush of orders.
Paul's Insights: Is a long term strategy still relevant?
Why focusing on the fees you pay, the investment choice you make and your ability to add to your portfolio is important.
Paul's Insights: New rules for credit cards have just come into effect - and the news is all good
Credit card reforms and how you might be affected.
Paul's Insights: Five steps to save $5,000 this year
Low household savings are a real source of financial stress, yet it's possible to grow a pool of cash without having to sell a body part or scrimp on lifestyle.
Paul's Insights: Has the investment world changed forever?
History is peppered with natural disasters, multiple wars, any number of great depressions, and at any given time there have always been nations at loggerheads.
Paul's Insights: Make 2019 the year you make money
Five easy steps to start making your money work harder.
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