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With 4 an 5-year fix rate mortgage interest rates on the way up, time is running out to fix to protect against hikes in the cash rate

Interest rates

Homeowners on alert as fixed-rate mortgages rise

Homeowners with variable-rate mortgages who want to lock in record-low interest rates may need to move quickly, with lenders hiking their four- and five-year fixed rates.

by John Collett

New lending to investors has shown signs of life in recent months.

Opinion

Property prices

Return of property investors raises questions for regulators

by Clancy Yeates

A climate change tidal wave is about to hit our investments.

Opinion

Climate policy

Nature, investment and the economics of biodiversity

by Suzy Yoon

Food delivery services have seen explosive growth COVID-19 lockdowns.

Opinion

Money apps

Food delivery apps road test: what do they offer?

by Joel Gibson

A homeowner who chose the land tax option could be faced with an increasing land tax bill for many years.

Opinion

Property market

Stamp duty v land tax: the pros and cons explained

by Noel Whittaker

Ask an expert

Minimum super drawdown extension catches industry on the hop

Noel Whittaker

Noel Whittaker

The federal government has extended the reduction of minimum withdrawal requirements from super for another year.

Battlers can still have good standard of living in retirement

George Cochrane

However, the longer you work and save, the more you can spend in retirement.

Property must be exempt from CGT to qualify for super downsizing rules

Noel Whittaker

Noel Whittaker

Downsizer contribution rules permit up to $300,000 from each spouse to be contributed to superannuation from the sale proceeds of a jointly owned house sale.

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Planning & budgeting

Private health insurance can be expensive but there are steps you can take to trim the cost.

Opinion

Health insurance

Seven ways to cut your private health insurance bill

by Joel Gibson

“Buy now pay later” could replace credit card repayments as an early indicator of financial stress, but BNPL providers do not generally share their customers’ information with credit reporting agencies

Opinion

Credit rating

Credit scores hold up well, but there’s a missing element

by John Collett

Opinion

Budgeting

How to create a household budget from scratch

by Jessica Irvine

With more people working from home during COVID-19 the ATO is expecting lower claims for car and travel expenses in this year’s tax returns

Income tax

Tax office has crypto profits firmly in its cross hairs

by John Collett

Investing

A climate change tidal wave is about to hit our investments.

Opinion

Climate policy

Nature, investment and the economics of biodiversity

by Suzy Yoon

The pandemic has seen a spike in the number of younger people investing

Investing

Millennials plough their savings into cryptocurrency

by John Collett

Vintage toys, such as this Robbie the Robot, circa 1950s, and Tim Plate battery operated motorcycle from the 1960s can attract hefty prices.

Collectibles

Back to the future: vintage toys now worth big bucks

by Stephen Crafti

The house price boom possibly has another 18 months to run

Property prices

Property boom tipped to continue into 2022

by John Collett

RMIT academic Angel Zhong says social media platforms should look into requiring crypto influencers to carry wealth warnings

Cryptocurrencies

Call for social media ‘finfluencers’ to carry wealth warnings

by John Collett

Retirement income products are being launched but, as always, there are pros and cons

Opinion

Investing

Investments that promise security of income have drawbacks

by John Collett

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Borrowing & saving

With 4 an 5-year fix rate mortgage interest rates on the way up, time is running out to fix to protect against hikes in the cash rate

Interest rates

Homeowners on alert as fixed-rate mortgages rise

by John Collett

Opinion

Property prices

Return of property investors raises questions for regulators

by Clancy Yeates

Opinion

Money apps

Food delivery apps road test: what do they offer?

by Joel Gibson

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A homeowner who chose the land tax option could be faced with an increasing land tax bill for many years.

Opinion

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Stamp duty v land tax: the pros and cons explained

by Noel Whittaker

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Minimum super drawdown extension catches industry on the hop

by Noel Whittaker

Analysis

Superannuation

Gender equality investment screen a super fund first

by John Collett

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