Mark Bouris

Mark Bouris
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Mark Bouris, AM, is executive chairman of wealth management company Yellow Brick Road.

Interest rates are already very low, providing a great opportunity to pay off the mortgage.

Low rates are a chance for mortgagors to get ahead

Many economists think we're in for another interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank in 2017.

The trick to seeing a financial adviser

You don't have to be pulled into full-scale financial planning, where the adviser starts with a $3000-plus statement and then has you on an annual retainer.

Home ownership is a good foundation for building wealth.

8 reasons home ownership is one of the best investments you can make

You may have to take on a large debt to buy it, but the family home also becomes your biggest asset.

Super makes sense

The superannuation system is a tax system, and as annoyed as we are about changes, governments do change tax policy.

Most Australians don't have income-protection insurance and those that do are under-insured.

Malaysia and Mexico are beating Australia in income-protection take-up

Take-up of car insurance sits at about 83 per cent in Australia, but only 27 per cent of people have protected their most important asset.

A mortgage broker puts the borrower at the centre of the process.

Why using a mortgage broker gives borrowers more power

At a time when the finance industry has become too complex for most Australians, there is also a low awareness of what finance or mortgage brokers do, and how they can help the borrower.