Family has five super policies for $12,000 in assets
Jess Holloway and her husband Blake are paying fees on five super schemes and five death and total disability insurance policies despite only having about $12,000 in retirement assets.
Should you buy a new apartment or into an older block?
Falling property prices – particularly brand-new units – could present you with the bargains you've been seeking.
What the banking royal commission means for you
Bank executives and board members have been thrown under the bus. Licensees have collapsed, market caps have been wiped out and an ambulance called. But what now for consumers?
How to profit from a falling property market
Cashed-up buyers with good credit histories are enjoying the best of all worlds as prices and interest rates fall, buyer discounts widen and reduced competition eases pressure to buy.
Beware this rising trend in real estate
With a noticeable increase in more discreet property deals, it's a case of buyer beware.
Big four retreat to safety, shadows step up
The big four banks are retreating to safer borrowers with bigger deposits and demonstrable capacity to repay their loan principal, analysis shows.
PM saved borrowers from rate hike
Scott Morrison pulled off what markets thought was "mission impossible" and saved Australia's AAA credit rating. The more important news is he also saved borrowers from an interest rate hike.
House price correction will get worse
Assuming NAB follows ANZ, CBA and Westpac's lead and boosts variable mortgage rates, the current housing correction should extend a little.
Banks boost debit card offerings
Want the perks more commonly seen on credit cards? Take a closer look at your account.
ANZ slashes variable home rates by 34 points
ANZ, the nation's third largest lender, has slashed variable rates on its "no frills" home loan in the latest move by a major lender to buil...
Westpac launches credit crackdown
Westpac Bank, the nation's second largest lender, is responding to bruising revelations about its lending controls at the banking royal comm...
