By: Sam Chan
Can someone please explain to me how money actually works? Continue reading “Can Someone Please Explain How Money Works?”
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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”
By: Christine Addis
So you have been told by your accountant that you are going to be receiving a tax refund this year and you have the feeling of excited anticipation as you sit dreaming of what you will spend it on. But before you get carried away, let’s talk about really making your tax refund work for you. Continue reading “How to Maximise Your Tax Refund”
By: Christine Addis
It is that time of year again and there is excitement in the air as the possibility of a tax refund dangles before us. Continue reading “Tax Time – Here’s What You Can Expect to Claim If You Worked From Home”