Afterpay Money is launching in October, but how does it stack up compared to bank offerings already in the market? While Afterpay shares have been a stellar performer in the past, they are stagnating at the moment because of increased competition from the likes of PayPal and CommBank. There’s also criticism that it is a… Read more »
PayPal has a new Buy Now, Pay Later product called Pay in 4. Here’s the lowdown on what they’re offering and how it compares to what’s currently out there. Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is hot… with both shoppers and investors. Shoppers love the convenience and investors have loved the booming share prices of companies… Read more »
Ethical investing means investing in companies that demonstrate positive environmental and social impact. It’s about investing according to your morals, ethics and values. Ethical investing allows you to invest in companies that demonstrate a positive environmental and social impact. Investing used to be about identifying companies based on financial returns alone, but over the last… Read more »
Even though you may not own any shares directly, it is worth following the health of the sharemarket because your superannuation fund is doing it for you. The good news is that your retirement nest egg has certainly had a big boost from the booming sharemarket. The top 20 performing balanced option super funds all… Read more »
The biggest unstated message from the intergenerational report released during the lull between lockdowns is that we will need more tax. Not now. At the moment it’s a matter of throwing everything we’ve got at getting on top of the COVID outbreaks and worrying about how to (and the extent to which we will need… Read more »
It can be tough to save for a home deposit, but it’s not impossible if you follow these five golden rules. We’ve always made big sacrifices for the security of owning our own home. So, the debate about whether buying property now is harder than it was in the past doesn’t really resonate with me.… Read more »
A recent survey found that 17.5 per cent of Australian households couldn’t raise $2000 in an emergency. The question is, could you? Booming shares, property and superannuation have lifted the wealth of average Australians, but not many of us are feeling it. Low wage growth has meant that we seem to be asset rich but… Read more »
Last year, around 4.2 million Australians claimed deductions for more than $3.9 billion in gifts and donations to charities and not-for-profits. Which is great news for charities, but possibly not such great news when it comes to donation tax deductions… Would you believe nearly two thirds of the charitable tax claims adjusted last year were… Read more »
Balancing the family budget is one of the toughest tasks for any household. So, finding and fixing financial leaks will make it so much easier. It’s the great Australian squeeze: prices keep going up but wages growth isn’t keeping pace. No matter how tight a ship you try to run, there always seems to be… Read more »
One in four Australians have been the victim of identity crime at some point in their lives. It’s a scary stat, and the threat of identity theft is something we all need to be vigilant about. You may not think someone would want to steal your identity, but you’d be wrong. Details such as your… Read more »
