Buy Now Pay Later Services - October 25th The hidden price of your Afterpay habit New figures show that consistent spending via buy now pay later schemes could require the same repayments as if you had bought a small car with a personal loan or bought a round-the-world-cruise with a credit...
Finance News - October 21st ASX 200: Banks bounce back but miners, Afterpay suffer despite week of trading gold This week is predicted to be a rocky one for the sharemarket, after a week of gains last week that saw some big banks bounce back. Global events are expected to again contribute to Australian market...
Finance News - October 18th ACCC to investigate home loan pricing: What we already know The latest investigation into home loan prices is expected to reinforce the not-so-new news that you need to shop around for the best deal – and work out why many consumers don't. Australia's banks are about...
Budgeting & Saving Money - October 15th Woolworths' Discovery Garden promo is almost over – but is it worth buying into? Would you spend $720 dollars to buy 24 seedlings? Australian shoppers appear willing to do just that, in their efforts to score the complete Woolworths’ Discovery Garden collectables range. Collecting the kits might be fun, but...
Finance News - October 15th What impact are Australia’s historically low interest rates having on superannuation? Australia’s unprecedented low interest rates are boosting share prices and helping to grow superannuation balances, experts say. The official cash rate is now 0.75%, after the Reserve Bank lowered it for the third time this year...
Finance News - October 14th Rate probe: Banks to cop grilling over home loan prices If you are one of the millions of home loan customers wondering why your bank’s interest rates are still higher than their competitors, take heart – answers may soon be forthcoming. A frustrated Australian government has...
Finance News - October 8th ASX 200: What’s in store for the sharemarket after last week’s horror show? Last week saw the biggest fall on the Australian sharemarket all year. Now, investors are now waiting to see what happens - and it seems like it's off to a good start. It was a quiet...
Finance News - October 4th Big four banks’ interest rate cuts criticised: How much will you save on your home loan? The big four banks are lowering some of their home loan rates since the cash rate cut, so how much better off are you now? Canstar data shows which customers received the biggest monthly saving. However, there's...
Finance News - October 4th RBA cash rate cut: Where can you find home loans with interest rates below 3%? How low can interest rates go in Australia? Since Tuesday's cash rate cut, to a new record low of 0.75%, customers can now find more home loans with an advertised interest rate below 3% on variable or...
Finance News - October 2nd October 2019 cash rate cut: Has Westpac cut interest rates? All four of the nation’s biggest banks have now cut their home loan interest rates, in the wake of the Reserve Bank’s decision to slash the cash rate to 0.75%. How much did Westpac cut its...