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Buy now... but will shareholders pay later?

Buy now... but will shareholders pay later?

Valuation itself is tricky: we can’t know how high Afterpay will fly, or how fast

  • by Scott Phillips

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Fixed mortgage rates slide as markets bet on RBA cut
Analysis
Home loans

Fixed mortgage rates slide as markets bet on RBA cut

As markets get ever more gloomy in their economic outlook, it is leading to lower borrowing costs for customers who are prepared to lock in an interest rate.

  • by Clancy Yeates
Calls to protect the vulnerable from ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes
Money psychology

Calls to protect the vulnerable from ‘buy now, pay later’ schemes

Cash-strapped Australians are chalking up debt by shopping with the promise of being able to pay later.

  • by Nina Hendy
Tighter mortgage credit is here to stay
Opinion
Home loans

Tighter mortgage credit is here to stay

As anyone who has tried to borrow money for a home loan recently can attest, the days of easy money are long gone.

  • by Clancy Yeates
How to beat the home loan credit squeeze
Home loans

How to beat the home loan credit squeeze

It's harder now to get approved for a mortgage than for a generation, but there are some things to do to increase your chances.

  • by John Collett