The debate to rent or to buy has heated up following a new investigation by finder.com.au, which found Australians are likely to pay almost the same cost to buy a home compared to renting for the next 30 years. Finder analysed RP Data Rismark Daily Home Value Index, and found the total cost for the national

In a recent market commentary, Shane Oliver,  Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist at AMP Capital explains that China is now the world’s second biggest economy and the largest contributor to global growth. With their concerns getting a lot of airplay he gives the following insights: China bears have always been around. At their

Some big changes have recently occurred to the information held on consumer credit files means so it’s now more important than ever for consumers to keep a clean record,  especially as your credit history is one of the important factors taken into account by lenders when assessing your borrowing capacity.

In CommSec’s regular economic update Savanth Sebastian reported that the latest economic indicators were mixed. He reported that some prices are lifting, while at the same time manufacturing continues to contract and inflation remains relatively contained. Here are the details:

Recently I was asked by Australian Property Investor Magazine to explain which research tools I use to make my property investment decisions. They probably thought I would quote the Australian Bureau of Statistics, SQM Research, RP Data and the like. While I use these great resources, that’s not the answer I gave. Here’s what I

Dr Shane Oliver, Head of Investment Strategy and Chief Economist, AMP Capital Investors began the year with a list of lists. Clearly he is optimistic for the world economy as well as our local economy. Here are his five reasons not to be too bearish on Australia:

Property auctions on the weekend have become almost a national pastime all around Australia. People go along to have a sticky beak, to get an idea of the market, to fantasize about their dream homes or just to watch the street theatre unfolding before them – it’s a bit like watching buskers, you see an

Socialnomics posted a great blog predicting 48 things technology will kill this decade. Make sure to watch this fun video with some interesting predictions…   Blind dates, instruction manuals, desktop computers, offline voting, homework, car keys, resumes, wrist watches and more will be replaced this digital decade by advances in technology. What else do you think

A lot of Australians spend forty years or more preparing themselves for retirement, yet over 95 percent of them fail, remaining dependent on the government for their main source of income. However a small group of wealthy individuals reach financial freedom in a fraction of the time, many through strategic property investment. I’ve found these

In one of Motley Fool’s blogs Morgan Housel explained one of his favourite quotes comes from Nassim Taleb author of Black Swan: “People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels — people you don’t want to resemble when you grow up.” He makes a good point – it pays to learn