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Four essential tools to survive the shock home loan hikes

Peter LynchJuly 5, 2022

The Reserve Bank's 0.5% increase on the official interest rate has now been passed on to homeowners by all four of the big banks. And most home loan expe... Read More...

Borrowing It0 Comments 05 min read

Interest rates rise to 0.35% – what you need to do right now about bank rates and inflation

Peter LynchMay 3, 2022

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has announced the first hike in interest rates Australians have seen in 12 years, putting up the rate by 0.25 per cent. The l... Read More...

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The Wrap: How Alec Baldwin got Australia into debt

Peter LynchMarch 6, 2018

Why Uber and Airtasker means you won't get a pay rise No rate rise – and no pay rise, either. Both are likely to anger different Australian demographics. Nei... Read More...

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Credit Unions - are they better than banks?

At last – wage rises may be on the cards

Peter LynchFebruary 2, 2018

We’ve been complaining about wage growth for a year. Glad to see two of the nation’s top economists agree, calling for an end to the income recession that has ... Read More...

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Super heroes – Check out these New Kids on the Block

Peter LynchNovember 2, 2017

One of the most talked subject unfolding in Australia’s $2.3 trillion retirement industry is the fight for control of the millennial generation’s wealth. Ac... Read More...

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The worst financial products in Australia

Peter LynchOctober 6, 2017

In a week that saw some of the shonkiest products in Australia exposed, perhaps no-one should have been surprised that consumers went on a wallet strike. The e... Read More...

Your Money0 Comments 04 min read

ATM fees slashed, but what about other bank charges?

Teresa OoiSeptember 27, 2017

When the big four banks – Commonwealth, NAB, Westpac and ANZ - axed the ATM fees for customers who do not bank with them, eyebrows were raised whether other fee... Read More...

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Are you being robbed of interest on your savings?

Peter LynchAugust 18, 2017

It’s been another tough week for banks, with the Commonwealth forced to despatch their CEO after amazing allegations that drug gangs were using their ATMs to la... Read More...

Your Money0 Comments 03 min read

3 Minute Roundup: Get into property with these big bank alternatives

Peter LynchMarch 24, 2017

However hard we try to steer away from Australia’s housing market mayhem, loan rate hikes and affordability crisis drags us back. But behind the big headlines ... Read More...

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The week in money: mortgage and loan rates rise and more

Peter LynchJanuary 11, 2017

First, the good news: according to most commentators, Australia’s economy is looking rather good. Ore and coal prices are rising, The dollar is staying stable,... Read More...

Your Money0 Comments 04 min read

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Commonwealth Bank

Four essential tools to survive the shock home loan hikes

Interest rates rise to 0.35% – what you need to do right now about bank rates and inflation

The Wrap: How Alec Baldwin got Australia into debt

At last – wage rises may be on the cards

Super heroes – Check out these New Kids on the Block

The worst financial products in Australia

ATM fees slashed, but what about other bank charges?

Are you being robbed of interest on your savings?

3 Minute Roundup: Get into property with these big bank alternatives

The week in money: mortgage and loan rates rise and more

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