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Another day, another warning from financial experts—this time pertaining to the shock jump in US inflation that could lead to steeper interest rate increases here in Australia. Wouldn’t it be nice if the news had a snooze button? Just ten more minutes without the threat of a global recession, please and thank you. But despite the...

The volatility of the last few years has taught us that there may never be ‘a right time’ to do anything. Whether it’s a once in a lifetime pandemic, rising interest rates, or the desire to catch a train in Sydney, something’s always bound to come up and thwart your plans. With inflation at a...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked the official cash rate by another 50 basis points to 2.35%. Here’s how much you can expect to pay on your mortgage going forward and how we could give you a helping hand. This is the fifth month in a row the RBA has increased the cash...

Though not entirely shocking, it still delivered a blow to many earlier this month—and no, we’re not talking about the news that Starburst has been discontinued in Australia. Citing inflation, a tight labour market with expected wage growth and the need for ‘well anchored’ medium term inflation expectations to remain, the RBA increased the cash...

Ask any builder how busy they are right now and they’ll tell you they’ve got more jobs than Scott Morrison gave himself during the pandemic. Detached housing approvals soared to all-time highs in 2021, creating a pipeline of construction projects extensive enough to sustain the industry for years even as demand for new housing begins...

Thinking about refinancing? As interest rates rise, so do the hurdles you need to clear. Here’s why you might want to look at refinancing soon to avoid potentially missing out. When was the last time you refinanced? If the answer is “never”, or you can’t actually remember, there’s a good chance you’re paying a higher...

This year, many things have happened that weren’t on our 2022 bingo cards. An Oscars slap that stopped the world, a year’s worth of rainfall in a week, and an $11 price tag on an iceberg lettuce all knocked us for six. But just as we were starting to get used to the unexpected, the...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the official cash rate by another 50 basis points to 1.85%. Here’s how to hang in there and keep up with all these monthly cash rate hikes. Another month, another RBA cash rate hike – that’s four months in a row now! It’s hard to believe that...

Seven in 10 homeowners have recently used the equity in their home to renovate, invest in property or shares, or boost their superannuation. Have you thought about how you could take advantage of last year’s property price spike? You might have heard that property prices spiked 23.7% in 2021, yeah? That’s quite the growth spurt! So...