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Most consumers ‘overestimate’ their financial knowledge
Only 4 percent of consumers are “justifiably confident” in their financial literacy, with the majority failing to grasp basic concepts, a FINSIA survey has found. A survey by the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) has found an “alarming...
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Need a loan for your next home?
Whether you’re upsizing, downsizing or just moving to a home in a new location, no doubt things have changed since buying your last home. This article explains the finance options available when you’re moving on to your next home. We also highlight a few other key...
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Want to get the tax-man to help you buy business equipment?
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, now is a great time to purchase a work vehicle or equipment for your business. The Federal Government passed legislation last year to extend and increase the instant asset tax write-off for small businesses. That...
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Why curiosity is the new empathy at work
While empathy helps us to put ourselves in the shoes of another, empathic curiosity takes it a step further, says AccessEAP. Instead of just wondering what a person does for a living, empathic curiosity “makes you wonder why they do it, and it’s this conscious,...
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Australia ranked seventh most property-obsessed nation
Australians are spending more than 2.5 hours a week researching properties, making it the seventh most property-obsessed nation, new research from HSBC has revealed. HSBC recently commissioned Toluna to undertake an online survey across 10 different jurisdictions to...
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How to compare home loans and features.
Which home loan is right for you? How can you tell when there’s so many different lenders, loan types and features to choose from? How can you compare loans properly when you’re not sure what you should be comparing? Finding the right home loan for your situation is a...
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Prospective borrowers struggling to grasp mortgage concepts
Almost half of prospective home buyers are unfamiliar with key mortgage terminology, according to new Westpac research. Westpac’s latest Home Ownership Report, which involved a survey of 1,479 home owners and first home buyers (FHBs), almost half of prospective home...
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LinkedIn reveals the biggest drivers of workplace stress
Almost half of Australian professionals (49 per cent) feel stressed at work, according to LinkedIn Learning’s recent Stress at Work report. The global survey comprising 2,843 English-speaking professionals on LinkedIn revealed that the leading cause of stress for...
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Millennials keen to take advantage of property slump
More than a third of Millennials are eyeing the property market as house prices continue on their downward slide, a new study has found. Financial services comparison site Finder conducted a cross-generational survey of 2,026 Australians about purchasing property,...
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Do your tenants have pets?
Laws have been introduced to make it harder for landlords to refuse requests by tenants to keep pets, in most states. However, allowing pets to live in your investment property can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, you’ll have a wider pool of prospective...
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