Building a Strong Foundation: Avoiding Mortgage Default
When building a home, it's often said that the foundations are the most important part. Their primary purpose is to hold your house up - supporting the structure and pre
How interest rate changes affect your mortgage
Buying a home is one of the most significant decisions a person makes. In a modern landscape where the ratio of homeowners to renters decreases, the emphasis on making a
The unmatched value of financial advisers in the AI age
Digital advice is a hot topic at the moment, bringing with it the debate around human financial advisers potentially being replaced by ‘robo-advisers’. A cl
Why you may never retire
Millennials in Australia are facing an unprecedented challenge when it comes to planning for retirement. Many will never fully retire, as they will be unable to accumula
Federal Budget 2023-24
Lady Luck has once again looked down fondly upon Australia, creating the first budget surplus in 15 years, through a higher tax take on record export earnings and increa
How to plan for the longest “holiday” of your life
Budgeting for retirement is like preparing your suitcase for an epic journey. Packing the right items and planning ahead is essential to ensure you don't run into any un
How to create a Debt Repayment Plan
Debt can be overwhelming and stressful, but creating a plan to pay it off can help ease that burden. In Australia, household debt is on the rise, with the average househ
Why millennials should be mapping their retirement today
While millennials have for decades been treated like ‘the children of Neverland, who never grew up’, reality is fast catching up with this generation, who are now yo
Protect your bank account from scammers
According to the ACCC’s Scamwatch statistics, Australians reported a total of $568.6 Million lost to scams in 2022, which makes for big business for scammers, and a ca