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Property markets in bushfire regions

- January 31, 2020 2 MIN READ

The bushfire devastation has been incredibly distressing for so many Australians this summer. The emotional and financial scars will be felt for a long time on so many levels. My heart goes out to those rebuilding their lives, homes and businesses. One of the biggest financial hits to these regions will be to the value… Read more »

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Kochie’s Market Update: Coronavirus, no interest rate cut and property markets in bushfire regions

- January 31, 2020 3 MIN READ

Hey gang, get up to speed on this week’s financial trends with my market updates. It’s been an absolute rollercoaster week on financial markets trying to cope with the nervousness surrounding the Coronavirus pandemic, the arrival of Brexit and the profit reporting season in the United States. Share Markets would fall when the focus was… Read more »

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Savings rates are horrible…and getting worse

- January 24, 2020 2 MIN READ

NAB has cut the introduction rate on its iSaver account by 0.15 per cent and on its Reward Saver account by 0.11 per cent. It doesn’t sound much but when savings account returns are so low to start with it is quite a hit… particularly when there has been no change to official interest rates. … Read more »

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Kochie’s Market Update: 2019 in a nutshell

- January 24, 2020 2 MIN READ

Hey gang, get up to speed on this week’s financial trends with my market updates. Even though we may still be in holiday mode, so much has been happening. – This week’s good job figures…29,000 new jobs created for the month of December and the unemployment rate falling to 5.1 per cent has many economists putting… Read more »