If you are selling a home and using an agent it's likely you will be paying a hefty fee, usually many thousands of dollars. "I resent paying so much," writes Money reader Janice, "but I do not have the time or the skills to sell my own home. Is ...
Interest rate gaps, exit fees - they got everyone excited in 2010 and will continue to do so in 2011. The big four made a big effort to remind homeowners that the cash rate had little to do with the cost of their funding. So when the Commonwealth Bank ...
Nine years strong, Money magazine's Best of the Best 2010 issue continues to bring our readers Australia's very best financial products, services and investments. With help from expert research partners, we've cut the field down from tens of thousands ...
Christmas is fast approaching and the Australian dollar recently broke through parity with the US dollar. Not surprisingly many of us are looking to take advantage by buying Christmas gifts online at US websites. Our dollar's well up against the pound ...
More Australians are catching on to the idea of green travel. They are voting with their hip pockets to use sustainable hotels, restaurants and transport that seek to protect and preserve the environment. Travel can be tough on the environment, particularly ...
Investors need funds that can perform in highly volatile markets amid a backdrop of lower growth and economic uncertainty. Investors in mainstream managed funds aren't exactly applauding their latest one-year fund returns. International and Australian ...
Bonus shares are those you don't pay for. So how exactly do they work? Here is your beginner's guide to bonus shares. What are bonus shares? Shareholders receive bonus shares in two main ways. One is through a listed company's bonus share ...
The tax office can sometimes be a bit heavy-handed in its regulation of self-managed super funds (SMSFs), although to date it has preferred a softly softly approach. As part of this policy it is constantly issuing written guidelines - in reality, firm ...
It's easy for parents to get carried away at Christmas and during the holiday season. I remember when my daughter was four - she told me there were too many presents. She was right. We'd gone overboard when a couple of gifts would have been fine. These ...
Buying property off-the-plan has its advantages but it's not a licence to print money as some people may think. It's important to go in with your eyes wide open, understanding the pros and cons before making such a big investment. "Buy tomorrow's ...
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