Five investing tips for beginners
Here are five investing tips for those who are just beginning their investment journey.
Three top strategies for setting goals you can actually achieve
Setting goals for yourself and your business is sometimes easier said than done. Productivity coach, Chelsea Pottenger, shares some handy tips to set effective goals – and achieve them!
The trouble with intuition when investing
Knowing how your mind works can help you avoid the more obvious traps many investors fall into.
Cognitive bias has become a bit of an investing buzz phrase in recent years.
How to turbocharge your investment returns
If you’d invested $10,000 into the whole Australian share market back in 2002, your initial investment amount would have grown to almost $50,000 by 30 June 2022.
Unpaid super from your employer
If you think your employer isn’t paying your super contributions, follow the steps below:
Am I entitled to super? – you should confirm that you're entitled to super before taking any further steps.
Start your life together on the right financial foot
Before you say 'I do', talk about your finances with your partner.
Not getting married, but in a relationship? See relationships and money for useful tips.
Six simple ways to protect your passwords
You use passwords to access your bank accounts, social media, email and more every day.
Passwords are the keys to our online identity. That’s why protecting them is so important.
Go on…take a break!
One of the things many of us have been missing over the past few years is holidays, but now that the world is opening up again for travel and destinations that have been pretty quiet are now eagerly welcoming back tourists, taking a break has never been more appealing.
How is my insurance taxed?
With the cost of living on the rise, it’s more important than ever to have a financial safety net that protects you and your family in case the unexpected happens.
How much super do I need to retire?
Working out how much you need to save for retirement is a question that keeps many pre-retirees awake at night. Recent market volatility and fluctuating superannuation balances have only added to the uncertainty.
Property prices are predicted to dip: 5 ways you can prepare to buy
Property prices are predicted to fall over the coming year, but it’s always hard to know exactly when they’re going to start trending back up again. So if you’re interested in taking advantage of the dip, it could pay to start preparing now.
The cost of not investing
For many people, the phrase “investing in the share market” is framed by either gains and losses. For the “gains” group, the thought of increasing their wealth and having the potential to generate returns is what propels them to invest. For the “losses” group, the thought of losing money is what keeps them out of the market and from investing their hard-earned monies into what they might perceive as a risky endeavour.
The value of having a budget
The cost of coffee made headlines a few weeks ago when it was reported prices could reach up to $7 a cup.
Although counter reports came out sceptical of such a price hike, it's undeniable that Australians are experiencing a creeping rise in expenses across the board. From petrol to groceries to travel, things are feeling more expensive because, well, they are.
Staying passive is being active
Heightened global markets volatility – as we’re experiencing right now – can easily trigger kneejerk reactions by panicked investors.
Widespread selling, triggered by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, has been behind the recent big swings on global financial markets, including on stock markets, commodities markets, and currency markets.
Where can I find Retirement Villages in the Country?
Do you dream of retiring in the country? Do you feel it’s time to leave the rat race behind and get among the fresh air, great outdoors and tight-knit community country towns are renowned for? Many retirees decide to move to country areas so they can enjoy a slower pace of life during their golden years.
Investing for a house deposit
The surge in house prices around Australia over the last two years has done little to quell the notion that getting on the property ladder is an increasingly difficult feat, particularly for younger investors.
Higher interest rates may not be bad news if you’re entering Aged Care
It all depends whether you’re paying the published price or going in as a low-means resident.
Rising interest rates are good news if you want to invest in cash and fixed-interest investments, and not so great if you are borrowing money. But are rising interest rates good or bad if you are moving into aged care?
Guide to aged care at home
As we get older, most of us want to remain independent and in our own home for as long as possible, but this can be challenging without some help with household tasks and personal care.
Tech tips to get more hours in your day
Life just seems to get ever busier as the years roll by and our most precious commodity is often our time. We could all do with a few more hours in the day and technology continues to play a vital role in bringing efficiencies into our daily lives.
Coming to terms with stagflation
First, we had to brush up our understanding of inflation and what it means for our hip pocket and our investments. Now the term stagflation is being thrown into the economic mix.