RBA Actions Will Help Bring Better Times

RBA Actions Will Help Bring Better Times

The Reserve Bank of Australia has attracted quite a bit of criticism lately for its insistence that interest rates aren’t coming down. In fact the RBA’s public statements show little sympathy and suggest rate cuts are quite a way off yet. As a group, central banks...
Principles for Investing

Principles for Investing

Whether you are young and ambitious, or older and newly serious about building wealth, there are lessons to follow that can help. AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver recently wrote of the things he has found to be the best guiding principles to investing over forty...
Reaching a Comfortable Retirement

Reaching a Comfortable Retirement

People in the final decade of their working lives often worry about whether they will be able to get to a comfortable retirement. What can they do to ensure they reach that goal? How much savings will they need to retire with financial security? How much longer will...
Young People Can Get Ahead

Young People Can Get Ahead

Intergenerational jealousy seems to be on the rise lately. The baby boomers are being accused of stacking the financial world in their own favour and hoarded their wealth. It’s clear the older generation has messed up the housing market badly, with a system unable to...
Interest Rate Cuts and Basic Economics

Interest Rate Cuts and Basic Economics

When will we see a cut in interest rates? Borrowers with large mortgages are particularly keen to know. The surprising answer is that some cuts have already occurred. All the major banks have reduced the rates they pay on term deposits. Whereas twelve month deposits...
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