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Is it a good idea to use a credit card for spending money?

August 19, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Is using a credit card a good idea to spend money?

Personal Finance

Here's how to make a yearly dividend income of $100,000

August 17, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Want to make $100,000 of yearly dividend income? This is how to do it.

Bank Shares

Westpac may be about to make it harder for borrowers to get a mortgage

August 16, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) could be about make it tougher for borrowers to get a mortgage.

Personal Finance

How to save more money than the average Australian

August 14, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Here’s what you need to do to save more than the average Australian in my opinion.

Personal Finance

3 simple steps to change your financial life forever

August 10, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Here are 3 simple steps to change your financial life forever.

Personal Finance

What should you do with your tax return refund?

August 8, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Tax season is in full swing, so what should you do with your tax return?

Personal Finance

CBA's banking app is going to start advising people what to do with their money, time to buy shares?

August 2, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (ASX:CBA) banking app is going to advise people what to do with their money.

Personal Finance

Why I'll personally never use Afterpay to spend money

July 19, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

I don’t think I’m ever going to use Afterpay Touch Group Ltd (ASX:APT) to spend money.

Credit Cards

Should you own a credit card?

July 16, 2019 | Sebastian Bowen

Credit cards are dangerous, but can be worth it if you know what you're doing

Personal Finance

Are you going to get a pay rise this year?

July 16, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

CEOs aren’t confident on pay rises this year.

Personal Finance

What should you do with your tax return refund?

July 14, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Do you know what you’re going to do with your tax return refund?

Personal Finance

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

July 13, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

This is how you could become a millionaire by investing just $1,000 a month.

Personal Finance

How rich is the average Australian? A millionaire apparently

July 12, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

The average Australian has reached millionaire status, apparently.

Personal Finance

Should you buy a house or invest in ASX shares?

July 11, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

It’s hard to know whether the best thing to do is invest in ASX shares or buy a house.

Personal Finance

Why mastering personal finance is just as important as investing returns for wealth

July 10, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Becoming wealthy is a combination of factors. Personal finance is an important part of that.

Personal Finance

How to have the right mentality with your money

July 4, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

This could be the right mentality with your money.

Personal Finance

What are you meant to do with your bank savings now?

July 4, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Bank savings aren’t looking too attractive these days.

Credit Cards

3 top credit cards to spend big on Christmas in July

July 3, 2019 | Ken Hall

To help you through this busy start of the new financial year, I’ve taken a look at 3 great value…

Tax

Superannuation: Should you start FY 2020 by salary sacrificing?

July 2, 2019 | Ken Hall

With the 2019 financial year now underway, it might be time to see if salary sacrificing is for you and,…

Personal Finance

Here are 3 ways to make FY20 your best ever year

June 29, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

These 3 initiatives could make FY20 your best ever year.

Personal Finance

Should you invest if you have debt?

June 25, 2019 | Sebastian Bowen

Ask yourself if you should have Westpac Banking Corp (ASX:WBC) shares or a Westpac loan?

Personal Finance

How much wealth do you need for your desired quality of life?

June 23, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Do you know how much wealth you need for your desired quality of life?

Credit Cards

How to beat the banks with your credit card spending in 2019

June 21, 2019 | Ken Hall

How do the banks benefit from selling you a credit card and how can you improve your odds to maximise…

Investing Strategies

Should you invest or pay off the mortgage?

June 20, 2019 | Sebastian Bowen

Is investing in ETF shares like Vanguard Australian Shares ETF (ASX: VAS) better for your finances than paying off the…

Personal Finance

How to generate $1,000 a month in passive income

June 19, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

Here’s how to make $1,000 a month in passive income.

Defensive Shares

How to use ASX ETFs to save for a house deposit

June 18, 2019 | Sebastian Bowen

Using ASX ETFs to save for a house deposit is an option for first home buyers

Personal Finance

Do you know your magic finance number?

June 16, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

What’s your magic finance number?

Personal Finance

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

June 15, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

This could be the way to become a millionaire by investing $1,000 a month.

Personal Finance

Are you going to outlive your superannuation savings?

June 14, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

3 actionable steps to improve your finances

June 12, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

Why your earnings potential is just as important as your portfolio

June 7, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Share Market News

Falling house prices continue to impact CBA and big banks

June 3, 2019 | Tom Richardson

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

Personal Finance

4 steps to make FY20 your best financial year

May 31, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Share Market News

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

May 29, 2019 | Tom Richardson

Are Australian lending rates heading to almost zero?

Personal Finance

How much money should you save?

May 29, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

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

May 29, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

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

May 27, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

This 1 factor will be key to securing your financial future

May 22, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

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

May 21, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

Personal Finance

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

May 18, 2019 | Tristan Harrison

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

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Here's how investors can consider saving and investing $5 a day to make $2,500 a month in passive income!

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There are 2.8 million Australian millionaires. Here's how to become one of them

Personal Finance

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How to replace your wage with passive income in 3 steps

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$50,000 in an offset? The hidden cost of not investing in ASX shares

Personal Finance

Is it a good idea to use a credit card for spending money?

Personal Finance

Here's how to make a yearly dividend income of $100,000

Bank Shares

Westpac may be about to make it harder for borrowers to get a mortgage

Personal Finance

How to save more money than the average Australian

Personal Finance

3 simple steps to change your financial life forever

Personal Finance

What should you do with your tax return refund?

Personal Finance

CBA's banking app is going to start advising people what to do with their money, time to buy shares?

Personal Finance

Why I'll personally never use Afterpay to spend money

Credit Cards

Should you own a credit card?

Personal Finance

Are you going to get a pay rise this year?

Personal Finance

What should you do with your tax return refund?

Personal Finance

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

Personal Finance

How rich is the average Australian? A millionaire apparently

Personal Finance

Should you buy a house or invest in ASX shares?

Personal Finance

Why mastering personal finance is just as important as investing returns for wealth

Personal Finance

How to have the right mentality with your money

Personal Finance

What are you meant to do with your bank savings now?

Credit Cards

3 top credit cards to spend big on Christmas in July

Tax

Superannuation: Should you start FY 2020 by salary sacrificing?

Personal Finance

Here are 3 ways to make FY20 your best ever year

Personal Finance

Should you invest if you have debt?

Personal Finance