Paul Clitheroe

Paul Clitheroe AM is a respected financial adviser and Money's chairman and chief commentator. He is chair of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board, and author of several personal finance books. Click here to email Paul your money question. Unfortunately Paul cannot respond to questions posted in the comments section.

193 results by Paul Clitheroe:

INVESTING

Ask Paul: Can I invest in a term deposit overseas where rates are higher?

Unhappy with low term deposit rates in Australia, Anoop wants to know if he can invest in one overseas or if he will lose out in the currency exchange. More

By Paul Clitheroe - April 1, 2020

PROPERTY

Ask Paul: Can I use my teen's $30k for mortgage and pay her interest?

Greg's 19-year-old daughter has saved $30,000. With term deposit rates so low, should he put her savings against his mortgage and pay her interest instead? More

By Paul Clitheroe - March 25, 2020

PROPERTY

Ask Paul: Our investment property is draining us - pay it off with super?

Should Ros and her husband cash out his super to pay off an investment property that is draining them? They've got Paul Clitheroe worried. More

By Paul Clitheroe - March 18, 2020

PROPERTY

Ask Paul: I can pay off my investment property in full but should I?

Kaye has the money to pay off her investment property in full, but should she keep making payments while it is rented out? More

By Paul Clitheroe - March 11, 2020

PROPERTY

Ask Paul: My daughter has saved $40k more than her husband for a house

Col's daughter has saved $40,000 more than her husband towards their home deposit. Should he pay her back to keep things equal? More

By Paul Clitheroe - March 4, 2020

PROPERTY

Ask Paul: Should we buy or rent to be near a good government school?

Should Vivek and his wife buy a home near a good government school, or pay down their existing mortgage and send the kids to private school? More

By Paul Clitheroe - February 26, 2020

INVESTING

Ask Paul: Should we borrow against our house to buy shares?

Should Ang and her partner take out a line of credit on their home to start investing in index funds? "I hate the idea of borrowing against my house," says Paul Clitheroe. More

By Paul Clitheroe - February 19, 2020

INVESTING

Ask Paul: Where is the best place to put our five-year-old's savings?

Dave's five-year-old has almost $2500 in a CBA kids savings account. It's not earning much interest, so should Dave invest it instead? More

By Paul Clitheroe - February 12, 2020

PROPERTY

Ask Paul: Sell properties to fund retirement or keep them as rentals?

Maree and her partner own three investment properties to help fund their retirement. Are they better off selling and putting the money into super, or continuing to rent them out? More

By Paul Clitheroe - February 5, 2020

INVESTING

Ask Paul: Did I make the right money decisions after my partner died?

Toa's partner died 18 months ago leaving her with three kids and a large sum of money. She's trying to plan for the future but isn't sure of her next step. More

By Paul Clitheroe - January 29, 2020

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Ask Paul: Can I invest in a term deposit overseas where rates are higher?

Ask Paul: Can I use my teen's $30k for mortgage and pay her interest?

Ask Paul: Our investment property is draining us - pay it off with super?

Ask Paul: I can pay off my investment property in full but should I?

Ask Paul: My daughter has saved $40k more than her husband for a house

Ask Paul: Should we buy or rent to be near a good government school?

Ask Paul: Should we borrow against our house to buy shares?

Ask Paul: Where is the best place to put our five-year-old's savings?

Ask Paul: Sell properties to fund retirement or keep them as rentals?

Ask Paul: Did I make the right money decisions after my partner died?

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