premium_iconBank fee cut, a smoke screenPR stunt OH, so we’re all supposed to pat the big banks on the back and say: “thank you”? Thank you for cutting ATM fees? Karina Barrymore disagrees. Combined Shape0
premium_iconFinance bosses live in La La LandUninformed elite THE problem is bank bosses and finance executives believe their own bulldust. I guess that goes for our politicians, too, as they let the money masters to do as they please, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconParent trap for first home buyersDeposit concern GENERATION Y and the millennials are not just a bunch of avocado-eating “want it now” softies, after all. They do have it harder on buying property, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconDevelopers offload build-to-rent riskProperty plans ALL this hoopla about build-to-rent homes has more to do with property developers sucking in people’s money than it has about providing affordable housing, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconYour money or your house?Super dilemma IS super artificially pushing up house prices? Or are high house prices eating into superannuation? The answer is yes, to both, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconAudit all MPs’ citizenship statusProvide proof WE must audit the citizenship status of all politicians. No buts, no maybes, no delay, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
The rot in corporate cultureDirty tactics HOW many industries and crooks do we have to “put on notice” before the government stops the rot that has taken over Australia’s corporate culture, asks Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconCash short-changed by cardsBanking WE now pay more by card than cash. But should we be celebrating? Cards are more secure, not necessarily. Cards make a lot of money for the banking sector, definitely, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconBeware retirement drip feedSuper plan A REGULAR income stream, a super pension, a MyRetirement product, annuity, call it what you like — it’s all the same, a drip feed of our own money back to us, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconFleeced on super feesFunds gain FINANCIAL service companies are expecting bigger profits this year. Great news for shareholders, bad news for every superannuation fund member, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconLow interest rate dangerPain ahead THE Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold for at least another month. That’s got to be good news, right? Yes and no, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconPoliticians feather their nestsBigger rorters IT’S frustrating to see our tax dollars wasted. Thousands of man hours and effort by Centrelink to claw back money. Instead we should be chasing our politicians, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconAltered reality when worlds collideDining disconnect THERE is some almighty and scary “disconnect” going on in this country, it’s almost like people are living in parallel universes, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconFinancial advice is a minefieldTrust issues WE put a lot of trust in inexperienced and often biased hands through family and friends. But expert advice has its own pitfalls, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
Financial reputations take a hitLost trust REPUTATION and public perception are very important to everyone but never more so when it involves money. Who do you trust, asks Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconFeeling ill over health fundsPrice pressures AS everyone focuses on the big bad banks, the health insurance companies are trying to stay under the radar, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
CBD workers new fringe dwellersTravel trap OUR inner cities in danger of becoming workforce deserts and are in danger of becoming socially dysfunctional, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconWar on banks is just a pantomimeTax plan WHAT a hue and cry we’ve had from the banking industry about the big bad federal government. But it is really just theatre, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconTaxing time for black economyStopping scams WHERE once dodging tax, paying cash in hand and ripping off the tax system was something of a national sport now it’s all about paying our share, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconKeep your mitts off our superRetirement savings PLEASE, please, please Mr Prime Minister, don’t mess with our superannuation — again, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconHouse hunt hell is nothing newCutting luxuries SAVING for a home deposit usually requires sacrificing all luxuries, not just a few. That’s a lesson millennials should learn from older generations, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconActing for the benefit of societyGood deeds IT was heartening to see some of our most influential citizens take a stand this week, buck the law and make decisions for the “greater good”, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0
premium_iconBanks find fault with small playersImportant targets THOSE big four banks have been at it again. Trying to screw the rest of the economy for their own selfish sakes, writes Karina Barrymore.
premium_iconKool-Aid cost of fund managersClients lose THE poor performance of Australian fund managers has left a lot of people wondering why are they so bad, writes Karina Barrymore. Combined Shape0