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Young & Invested: Should you rent-vest?
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: Should you rent-vest?
First home buyer diving into the market? Explore this rising home ownership trend. 
Simonelle Mody | 11 March 2025
Young & Invested: Should you invest in shares or save for a house deposit?
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: Should you invest in shares or save for a house deposit?
With pressure on young people to enter the property market at sky-high prices, I explore whether they should invest in the sharemarket instead.
Simonelle Mody | 04 March 2025
Are term deposits attractive right now?
Personal Finance
Are term deposits attractive right now?
If you’re like me, you may have put money into term deposits over the past year and it’s time to decide whether to roll them over or look elsewhere....
James Gruber | 13 May 2024
Cash savings options less enticing than ever
Personal Finance
Cash savings options less enticing than ever
Investors are running out of savings options—but there is room for optimism.\n 
Nicki Bourlioufas | 11 May 2020
Investing basics: cash investing strategies as interest rates dip
Personal Finance
Investing basics: cash investing strategies as interest rates dip
In response to the Reserve Bank of Australia's historic cut in interest rates earlier this month, a downcast Emma Rapaport considers the various cash...
Emma Rapaport | 23 June 2019
Doubts big banks will match RBA on rate cut
Markets
Doubts big banks will match RBA on rate cut
The big banks are unlikely to pass on the full amount of any RBA rate cut, opting instead to protect their bottom lines in the face of falling...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 25 March 2019
RBA holds rates at 1.5pc, as expected
Markets
RBA holds rates at 1.5pc, as expected
The Reserve Bank's decision to leave the cash rate at 1.5 per cent pushes to 25 months its record period of interest rate inertia.
Glenn Freeman | 04 September 2018
Smaller lenders woo savers with better rates
Stocks
Smaller lenders woo savers with better rates
Australian savers suffering from low term deposit rates from the big four banks would do well to consider small lenders offering more attractive...
Lex Hall | 03 September 2018
Managed funds may unlock the deposit door for first-home buyers
Personal Finance
Managed funds may unlock the deposit door for first-home buyers
Younger Australians are struggling to get a foot in the property door but a managed fund offers an ideal starting point to building a deposit. 
Emma Rapaport | 28 June 2018
Investing basics: how to make your home deposit savings work as hard as you do
Personal Finance
Investing basics: how to make your home deposit savings work as hard as you do
Saving for a home is tough. Don't make it harder. Read our definitive guide on how to make your money work while you save.
Emma Rapaport | 25 June 2018