With a growing array of credit and insurance products floating around Australia’s financial ether, product comparison sites are increasing in popularity with consumers.

Most articles that promise words of wisdom as to how you can protect your investment property portfolio focus on things like insurances, cashflow buffers and ‘the perfect’ loan product. Our approach is a little different.

Speculation abounds as to what the Reserve Bank will do when they convene next week to make a decision on interest rates. Up, down or nowhere for the fifteenth consecutive month in a row?

Australia faces a somewhat unclear future when it comes to supporting our ageing population. With a growing imbalance in the amount of retirees to employees able to support them through ongoing taxpayer funded aged pensions and subsidized healthcare, many are suggesting this type of government assistance is simply not sustainable over the long term.