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Money

TRAVEL MONEY

20 ways to save holiday dollars

Christine Long If you want to avoid the financial blues after your summer break, adopt these simple strategies to cut down on spending

Fixing's fine but a mix is better

CLANCY YEATES With interest rates staying low for at least another two months, is now a good time to lock in a fixed-rate mortgage?

Money's weekly Morningstar tables

YOUR QUESTIONS: Path to retirement

MAKE A LIST: Festive fun on a tight budget

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Features

QUIRKY INVESTMENTS

Chinese whispers

James Cockington Last month saw the return of cashed-up Chinese buyers to the auction scene.

GETTING SETTLED

Single story homes

Sylvia Pennington Property is key to most divorce settlements, but it's not always a straightforward affair.

CUSTOMER CARE

Learn the seven signs of a bad bank

David Wilson Here are seven tell-tale signs it is time for you to stop letting your bank walk all over you.

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ASK NOEL

London calling but is it a bridge too far?

Noel Whittaker We want to sell our share portfolio, borrow $100,000 and buy a property in London.

UNDER THE RADAR

Ageing boomers point the way for 2014

Richard Hemming What will be the main drivers of the small caps market in 2014? We asked the experts.

INTELLIGENT INVESTOR

Fivefold growth doesn't stack up

Nathan Bell If Anchorage Capital successfully floats Dick Smith for $520m, its investment will have increased by five times in a year.

THE CHARTIST

Mesoblast poised for lift-off

Rod Myer After a wild ride on the market in recent years the biotech company might be about to go for a run.

SUPER

Returns revert to the straight and narrow

JOHN COLLETT For super, the post-GFC road to recovery has been a long and winding one.

ADVICE

Piggybank strategy needs expansion

Penny Pryor Apparently, most of us don't give a damn about financial advice.

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ASK NOEL

London calling but is it a bridge too far?

Noel Whittaker We want to sell our share portfolio, borrow $100,000 and buy a property in London for our children.

INSIGHT

Rates are low and fixing's fine but a mix is even better

CLANCY YEATES With interest rates staying at low, low levels for at least another two months, is now a good time to lock in a fixed-rate mortgage?

HOT STOCK

Westpac remains solid for investors

Greg Smith Atter the bank's recent stellar performance it might be time for investors to take some profits

GETTING STARTED

Some conditions will favour Nine

David Potts For the market's sake, Nine Entertainment's sharemarket debut under new management had better rate well with investors.

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Smart investor

Westfield splits again

Australian business renamed Scentre, in move that drops iconic Westfield monicker.

Thirteen blue chips hiding in plain sight

We?ve studied the earnings, operating income and dividends of the biggest companies on the ASX to come up with a list of groups with the steadiest earnings profiles.

Capital protected rip-off

Survey shows that 50 per cent of investors are getting bad advice on capital protected products.

Ask an Expert

Refinance existing mortgage?

What do I gain by refinancing my existing mortgage?

House paid off – what next?

We're trying to plan for retirement – do we buy a rental property or change homes?

How much do you need to retire?

What is a reasonable amount to retire with - how do you work it out?

Want to know how to manage your money?

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