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Tracking down your lost super

Maintaining a healthy superannuation fund is an important step in securing a comfortable retirement It’s a bit scary, but one in two Australians will lose track of their super during the course of their working life. Losing some of your super can have a drastic impact on your financial freedom and lifestyle during those golden […]

Higher costs of funding?

In a bid to determine whether or not Australia’s lenders were appropriate to move their rates independently of the cash rate, the Reserve Bank of Australia has launched an investigation into the true cost of funds. Earlier this month, all four of Australia’s majors moved their rates independently of the Reserve Bank, blaming “higher funding […]

Establish the true value

Whether you’re a home buyer or an investor, if you’re contemplating buying a property, understanding its true value is crucial. Finding yourself facing a barrier to financing is one of the most serious setbacks you can experience if you pay over and above what your lender believes to be the true worth of the property. […]

Breaking the Rules

With the Australian property market an increasingly hard nut to crack, success now requires a little bit of fresh thinking. All too often, people complain that they’ll never be able to break into the market because it’s just so expensive to buy a house in their neighbourhood. Others dream of property investment, but the idea […]