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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...
Graham Hand | 22 May 2024
Understanding the true costs of purchasing a first home
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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
Should you pay down your mortgage?
Personal Finance
Should you pay down your mortgage?
Being mortgage-free is a dream many people hold and rock-bottom interest rates might make it easier to achieve. But is it the best way to use your...
Annalisa Esposito | 03 July 2020
Property stocks soar on low rates
Stocks
Property stocks soar on low rates
Listed property stocks have easily outperformed the broader share market in 2019, and the good times could roll on for a while yet if interest rates...
Nicki Bourlioufas | 11 November 2019
A down-market survival guide for your 20s, 30s, and 40s
Personal Finance
A down-market survival guide for your 20s, 30s, and 40s
When you have many years until retirement, market volatility should be easy to shrug off, but it isn't always. A step-by-step guide to taking...
Christine Benz | 04 September 2019
SMSFs and property: keeping it in the family
Retirement
SMSFs and property: keeping it in the family
The "bank of mum and dad" remains a popular way to get onto Australia's property ladder, but there are considerations for all parties to be aware of,...
Anthony Fensom | 23 July 2019
The real cost of home ownership in Australia
Personal Finance
The real cost of home ownership in Australia
Is buying a house and paying off the mortgage still the best way to build wealth? We run the numbers. 
Morningstar News Team | 25 March 2019