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Can you side hustle your way into the housing market?
Personal Finance
Can you side hustle your way into the housing market?
An interesting Uber ride exposes just how hard it is to get on the property ladder these days. And makes me question whether it's worth it.
Joseph Taylor | 10 November 2024
A rundown of the First Home Super Saver Scheme
Personal Finance
A rundown of the First Home Super Saver Scheme
Here are the factors that decide whether the FHSSS will help you save for your first home
Shani Jayamanne | 02 July 2024
Financial pathways to buying a home require planning
Personal Finance
Financial pathways to buying a home require planning
In the six months of my battle with brain cancer, one part of financial markets has fascinated me, and it’s probably not what you think. What's led...
Graham Hand | 22 May 2024
Why I decided to purchase a home
Personal Finance
Why I decided to purchase a home
I’ve said in the past that I wouldn’t purchase a house. What changed?
Mark Lamonica | 01 April 2024
Charlie Munger on Buffett, gambling, Apple, and China
Markets
Charlie Munger on Buffett, gambling, Apple, and China
Munger is best known as Warren Buffett’s sidekick though he’s a formidable investor in his own right. In a rare interview, he sheds light on...
James Gruber | 16 November 2023
NSW first home buyers can now buy a home with a 2% deposit
Personal Finance
NSW first home buyers can now buy a home with a 2% deposit
The NSW Government comes out with shared equity scheme. Are you eligible and how much do you actually need?
Shani Jayamanne | 10 October 2023
Understanding the true costs of purchasing a first home
Personal Finance
Understanding the true costs of purchasing a first home
Morningstar's Shani Jayamanne explains the importance of understanding true costs before purchasing a first home.
Shani Jayamanne | 09 July 2023
Former RBA governor says APRA may need to lower lending buffers
Markets
Former RBA governor says APRA may need to lower lending buffers
Former RBA governor Ian Macfarlane says current serviceability buffer rules are making it difficult to refinance, warning the government may need to...
James Gruber | 25 May 2023
What the work-from-home movement means for office REITs
Stocks
What the work-from-home movement means for office REITs
The shift to hybrid working remains a challenge for office building landlords post-Covid. But not all assets are equal, with the negative sentiment...
Megan Neil | 26 April 2023
Are banks prepared for the fixed rate mortgage cliff?
Stocks
Are banks prepared for the fixed rate mortgage cliff?
Around 800,000 mortgages will roll onto a sharply higher interest rate this year as their fixed term ends. Here's what it means for the banks.
Nathan Zaia | 06 March 2023