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If you’re tempted to use one or more payday lenders to get you through the working week, just don’t. It’s never a good idea. By Georgie Koch In today’s society of instant gratification we can get most services and convinces at the touch of a button or tap of a screen. Anything less than lightening speed and we crack… Read more »
Can AI help you make better investing decisions? We asked Nick Dalziel, a keen everyday investor, to put AI investing app Jaaims to the test: I remember one lecture from the only finance subject I did at uni. The lecturer quoted a stat: 88 per cent of Americans think they’re safer than the average driver.… Read more »
The Aussie home market is changing, so is this year the ideal time to buy a home? WLTH’s Brodie Haupt walks us through the landscape. With a new year among us, many Aussies are starting to review their new year’s resolutions and consider how many of them are actually achievable in this current economic climate.… Read more »
I don’t mean to be rude, but you need to get your financial SHIT together. That’s your Savings, Housing, Income and Taxes. Allow me to simplify personal finance into a word we’ve all used at some stage to describe our financial position: SHIT. Your money can be as complicated or as simple as you want… Read more »
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ seems like the best thing that’s happened to credit since credit cards were invented. And therein lies the BNPL trap. Many people will happily use BNPL services like Afterpay and Zip Pay without issue for years. They’re the people who can afford to pay for an item outright, but shrewdly choose… Read more »
Which savings strategies are you currently using? None? It’s definitely time for a rethink! By Tim Whitehead It’s three days before pay day and the only things left in your wallet are a couple of faded receipt stubs and a crumpled coffee rewards card, three stamps short of a freebie. You check your bank account… Read more »
Setting financial goals can be problematic for a variety of reasons. Instead, focus on forming good money habits that step you towards your dream. I have always been someone who has set new year goals. Save for a house deposit in three years, run a marathon, write a book, lose five kilos, retire by this… Read more »
Currency hedging can protect you against movements in exchange rates, but is it always a good idea? When you invest globally you are not only exposed to the risk of the investment, you are also exposed to exchange rate risk. That is, the risk that the currency you purchase the asset in (e.g. British Pounds)… Read more »
Active investing means aiming to get a higher return than the market index, and here’s why Dave Rae isn’t a fan. We all want to be better than average, it makes us feel smarter. Who hasn’t been enticed by a big glossy ad from a fund manager showing their amazing outperformance over the previous one… Read more »
Understanding the emotion of the markets is just as important as getting a handle on the fundamentals. Here are my top strategies to cope with volatile sharemarkets. Don’t panic Stay calm. Get some good, sound advice from a stockbroker, financial planner or wise, investment-savvy friend or relative. Never forget markets are simply a collection of… Read more »
