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Is debt recycling a good strategy?
Personal Finance
Is debt recycling a good strategy?
There are numerous things to consider for investors seeking to use the equity in their homes to try and grow their wealth.
Mark Lamonica | 16 February 2024
Investing Compass: Paying down your mortgage vs investing
Personal Finance
Investing Compass: Paying down your mortgage vs investing
The age old question. This episode goes through the main considerations between paying down your mortgage and investing.
Mark Lamonica | 20 June 2023
Property prices back on the rise as households see RBA finish line
Markets
Property prices back on the rise as households see RBA finish line
The events of the past week have raised the bets for an RBA pause in April. Could we be nearing the bottom of the property slump?
Sarah Dowling | 17 March 2023
Morningstar initiates coverage of insurance giant AUB Group, drops Mortgage Choice
Stocks
Morningstar initiates coverage of insurance giant AUB Group, drops Mortgage Choice
Analysts have dropped coverage of a no-moat company with high uncertainty, replacing it with a moated stock they believe is undervalued.
Emma Rapaport | 17 March 2021
Investing basics: pay down the mortgage or invest in the stock market?
Personal Finance
Investing basics: pay down the mortgage or invest in the stock market?
With interest rates at rock bottom, should you use extra cash to pay down your mortgage or invest in the stock market? We investigate.
Christopher Greiner, CFA | 05 March 2021
7 small caps for your sell list
Stocks
7 small caps for your sell list
Buy now pay later player Flexigroup joins CSR, Mortgage Choice and ALE Property in this group of small cap stocks trading at more than Morningstar...
Glenn Freeman | 04 November 2019
Coalition backflip on mortgage broker changes
Markets
Coalition backflip on mortgage broker changes
Mortgage brokers will continue receiving trail commissions beyond 2020 under a federal coalition government, with Josh Frydenberg revealing a plan to...
AAP | 12 March 2019
Hayne inquiry spotlights poor payment practices
Personal Finance
Hayne inquiry spotlights poor payment practices
The banking inquiry’s crackdown on payment structures seeks to strike a balance between maintaining competition and ensuring customers get what they...
Glenn Freeman | 10 February 2019
Property versus shares: A question of timing
Stocks
Property versus shares: A question of timing
After the end of the housing boom in Sydney and Melbourne, have stocks gained the upper hand or is bricks and mortar a better option?
Anthony Fensom | 09 September 2018
Mortgage Choice FY profit slumps 80%
Stocks
Mortgage Choice FY profit slumps 80%
Allegations of unfair franchisee payment structures has impacted Mortgage Choice's full-year profit after it was forced to change the remuneration...
AAP | 22 August 2018