According to the recent findings of a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study, Australians are allowing apathy to cost us $11.6 billion every year. Dubbed the ‘lazy tax’, this massive overspend is apparently the result of our ‘set and forget’ mentality (seemingly pervasive in the Aussie ‘she’ll be right mate’ culture) when it comes to […]

As the RBA board continues to convene each month for a spot of thumb twiddling, APRA and the banks are all out at sea, rocking the financial services boat with their own, none-too-subtle tweaks across lending practices. It all started with APRA giving lenders a good talking to about the alleged ‘runaway’ growth of their […]

Every property investor aspires to be a savvy wheeler and dealer when it comes to negotiating asset acquisitions. After all, you can either make money or lose it at point of purchase. Rarely will you break entirely even Steven, because that’s just the nature of a very emotionally based beast like bricks and mortar. It’s […]

An increasing number of Australian investors are opting to establish their own self managed super fund, in a bid to take back control of their financial future and ensure they retire with a nest egg that will comfortably see them through the ‘golden years’. DIY funds have risen in popularity at an exponential pace, as […]