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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
Sim's monthly insights for February
Personal Finance
Sim's monthly insights for February
Rounding off this month with a focus on affordability. 
Simonelle Mody | 27 February 2025
Young & Invested: Can millennials afford to buy a house in Australia?
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: Can millennials afford to buy a house in Australia?
Is there any hope for younger people in our housing crisis?
Simonelle Mody | 26 February 2025
Young & Invested: No end in sight for Australia's housing crisis
Personal Finance
Young & Invested: No end in sight for Australia's housing crisis
Political parties battle the housing crisis as the federal election looms closer. 
Simonelle Mody | 26 February 2025
9 ways to fix Australia's housing crisis
Personal Finance
9 ways to fix Australia's housing crisis
Decades of policy failure have induced a fall in housing affordability. Unless painful changes are made, an underclass will emerge in a society that...
John Abernethy | 24 February 2025
What rate cuts could mean for your investment property
Personal Finance
What rate cuts could mean for your investment property
Own an investment property or looking to get into the market? Find out how the RBA's interest rate cut could affect you.  
Simonelle Mody | 18 February 2025
Affordability issues cap further house price rises
Personal Finance
Affordability issues cap further house price rises
If the RBA starts cutting rates, many believe house prices will rebound strongly. Yet, the numbers on affordability suggest prices can’t rise much...
James Gruber | 13 February 2025
Negative gearing: is it a tax concession?
Personal Finance
Negative gearing: is it a tax concession?
Negative gearing allows investors to deduct rental property expenses, including interest, from taxable income, but its tax concession status is...
Paul Tilley | 22 January 2025
Does buying a house stack up financially?
Personal Finance
Does buying a house stack up financially?
Buying a house offers stability and a sense of community. But are you buying for these reasons? Or could your money work harder in other ways? 
Mark Lamonica | 15 January 2025