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By: Steff Willis
It used to be an Aussie right of passage – work hard, save for a house deposit and buy a home of your own. Continue reading “Navigating the Path to Home Ownership in Today’s Market”
By: McCrindle
With the cost of living on the rise, Gen Z is boldly embracing multiple income streams as a means to stay afloat financially. Continue reading “Gen Z’s Financial Savvy: Multiple Incomes for a Secure Future”
By: Sam Chan
Can someone please explain to me how money actually works? Continue reading “Can Someone Please Explain How Money Works?”
By: Mike Crooks
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called it a “family friendly” and “bread and butter” budget that will ease cost-of-living pressures. Continue reading “Federal Budget 22-23: “Hard Days to Come””
By: Michael McQueen
Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. Continue reading “What the Reign of Blockchain Means for Real Money”
By: McCrindle
Australia has a long history of population growth. Since 1820, there have only been two time periods where Australia has seen a net annual decline: between 1915 and 1916 during the First World War and from 2020 to 2021 during the international COVID-19 lockdowns. Continue reading “What Low Migration Has Meant for Australia’s Economy and Property Market”
By: Michael Crooks
For the first time in 11 years, interest rates increased. Last week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) pushed the cash rate up by 25 basis points to 35 basis points. This means that most home loans will rise by .25 per cent per year.
Continue reading “Home Loans and Rate Hike Pain: “It Will Rise For Some Time””
By: Ally Barnes
Helen Baker is a financial planner and the founder of On Your Two Feet. She has just released The Essential Guide to Financial Independence for all Women because “women often react, but they need to plan”. Continue reading “The Six Biggest Money Challenges Faced by Women”
By: Michael McQueen
Recent years have seen cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin and Etherium attract enormous attention and fascination. While early investors in these currencies made small fortunes overnight (Bitcoin’s value soared over 70% in 2020 alone), what the fever-pitched excitement over cryptocurrencies overshadowed was the more important technological transformation being driven by blockchain. Continue reading “Blockchain May Bring Greater Levels of Financial Equality”
By: Michael Crooks
Bill Gates is excited by it. Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks has reportedly made millions from it. And, now, the world’s richest man has endorsed it. Bitcoin has taken off, driven by a US$1.5 billion investment in the cryptocurrency by Elon Musk’s company Tesla. Despite many financial experts warning that the digital money could be a risk investment, one single Bitcoin is now worth north of $60,000. Continue reading “Inside Bitcoin: A Beginner’s Guide to the World’s Favourite – and Most Mysterious – Digital Currency”