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Personal Finance

If a 25-year-old invests $1,250 a month in ASX stocks, here's what they could have by retirement

| Tristan Harrison

This could be the right path to build long-term wealth.

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Personal Finance

Don't want to rely on your wage? Build a second income with these ASX shares

| Tristan Harrison

Aussies can improve financial security by using ASX shares to generate passive income.

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Personal Finance

Getting your personal finances on track in 2026? Here are three steps to take

| Tristan Harrison

Taking these actions could make 2026 a great year for our money.

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Personal Finance

Would dropping that $7 per day coffee actually help make you rich with ASX shares?

| Tristan Harrison

How much of a difference could cutting a daily coffee make?

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Personal Finance

$20,000 in excess savings? Here's how to try and turn that into a second income in 2026

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s how an Aussie can invest to unlock a sizeable amount of income.

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Personal Finance

With no savings at 50, I'd follow Warren Buffett's method to build wealth

| Tristan Harrison

Warren Buffett has a number of useful lessons.

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Cash Rates

Interest rates: Even if the RBA stops cutting, it's not all bad news

| Sebastian Bowen

There are upsides to higher rates.

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Personal Finance

If a 40-year-old invests $1,000 a month in ASX stocks, here's how much they could have by retirement

| Tristan Harrison

This is a path of how someone can retire with a very pleasing nest egg.

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Recent Personal Finance News

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Personal Finance

Are you going to outlive your superannuation savings?

| Tristan Harrison

A new study says that a lot of people are going to outlive their superannuation savings.

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Personal Finance

3 actionable steps to improve your finances

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 actionable steps you can take to improve your finances.

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Personal Finance

Why your earnings potential is just as important as your portfolio

| Tristan Harrison

I think it’s important to maximise your earnings potential as well as your portfolio.

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Share Market News

Falling house prices continue to impact CBA and big banks

| Tom Richardson

Share prices of Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) and the other big banks are still under pressure as house…

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Personal Finance

4 steps to make FY20 your best financial year

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 4 steps you could take to make FY20 your best financial year.

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Share Market News

JP Morgan just SHOCKED the market with its RBA rate cut call

| Tom Richardson

Are Australian lending rates heading to almost zero?

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Personal Finance

How much money should you save?

| Tristan Harrison

Is there a right answer about how much money you should spend?

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Personal Finance

Tips on how to stay rich, from Australia's richest people

| Tristan Harrison

Here are some of richest Australians sharing how to stay rich.

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Personal Finance

Do you know how much money you're missing out on?

| Tristan Harrison

It’s important to understand what money you could be missing out on.

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Personal Finance

This 1 factor will be key to securing your financial future

| Tristan Harrison

This factor could be the key one to deciding your financial future.

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Personal Finance

Why I think home buyers should focus on their finances, ignore APRA and the RBA

| Tristan Harrison

I believe home buyers should ignore what’s going on with the APRA and the RBA.

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Personal Finance

Here's how to create a yearly income of $100,000 in dividends

| Tristan Harrison

I believe it’s a relatively straight forward process to creating an annual dividend income of $100,000.

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Personal Finance

3 ways to pay off your mortgage faster

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 ways to pay down your mortgage quicker.

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Personal Finance

Why using Afterpay could actually be a good spending habit

| Ken Hall

While friends and family might say it's a dangerous spending habit, using Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) could be…

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Credit Cards

Should you pay for everything using a credit card?

| Tristan Harrison

A credit card is a widely used financial tool, should you buy everything with it?

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Personal Finance

Should you sell investments to pay down debt?

| Tristan Harrison

Is selling shares the right thing to do to pay down debt?

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Personal Finance

3 ways to financially get ahead of your friends

| Tristan Harrison

You can claim financial boasting rights by getting ahead with these three strategies.

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Personal Finance

Why superannuation could unlock your personal finance potential

| Ken Hall

Superannuation is looming as a key battleground in the upcoming May Federal Election – but how does it work and…

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Credit Cards

How to get the most value out of your credit card

| Ken Hall

With the huge number of credit card providers and different deals available to the average Fool, it is hard to…

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Personal Finance

Even if you can get a loan, should you?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it the right call to get a loan, even if you are able to?

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Share Market News

Why the ASX 200 could hit fresh highs in the next week or two

| Brendon Lau

The S&P/ASX 200 (Index:^AXJO) (ASX:XJO) index not only finished at an 11-year high today but it closed near the top…

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Personal Finance

3 ways to help a friend with their finances

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 ways to help a friend with their finances.

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Technology Shares

Can Afterpay replace your credit card in 2019?

| Ken Hall

The Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX: APT) share price is up 90% so far this year on the back of…

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Personal Finance

How to save more than the average Australian

| Tristan Harrison

Are you saving more than the average Australian?

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Retirement

How anyone can use their superannuation to become a millionaire

| Ken Hall

For many, joining the “Millionaire’s Club” seems like just a pipe dream – but the magic of compounding interest and…

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Credit Cards

Is a credit card a good replacement for an emergency fund?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it a good idea to have a credit card as a good replacement for an emergency fund?

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Personal Finance

Here's how to make a $1 million portfolio by investing $1,000 a month

| Tristan Harrison

It’s possible to make a $1 million portfolio by investing $1,000 a month.

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Retirement

To sacrifice or not to sacrifice: how superannuation can help you FIRE

| Ken Hall

Many Australians think that early retirement is just a pipe dream that is for the billionaires of this world –…

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Credit Cards

Is it a good idea to have a credit card?

| Tristan Harrison

Does it make financial sense to have a credit card?

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Personal Finance

3 actionable steps to improve your finances

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 steps you could do to improve your finances.

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Personal Finance

Focus on this 1 thing to rapidly grow your future wealth

| Tristan Harrison

This is 1 of the most important things to increase your wealth.

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Credit Cards

How to pick a points-earning credit card

| Nicola Smith

What if you could make your credit card work even harder for you?

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Personal Finance

5 signs you can't afford that house

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 5 signs that you can’t afford that house.

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Personal Finance

Should you buy things using Afterpay?

| Tristan Harrison

Is it worth buying things with Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT)

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Personal Finance

Here are 3 ways to pay off your mortgage quicker

| Tristan Harrison

There are a few different ways you can pay off your mortgage quicker.

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Credit Cards

Should you buy things using a credit card?

| Tristan Harrison

Is using a credit card useful to buy things?

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Personal Finance

5 signs you can't actually afford that car

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 5 signs that might show you can’t afford that car.

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⏸️ Cheap Loans

Is it financially smart to pay off your student debt early?

| Ken Hall

Unfortunately for young Australians, having a university education inevitably means also having a substantial amount of student debt - but…

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Credit Cards

How to never miss a payment on your credit card again

| Ken Hall

The scariest thing about a credit card is overdrawing or forgetting to clear your debt - here's one simple trick…

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Credit Cards

3 ways to quickly pay off your credit card

| Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 ways to pay off your credit card.

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