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Personal Finance

The next RBA interest rates move will be down, NAB says

This looks like it could be good news for mortgage holders.

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Cash Rates

How income investors can benefit from interest rate hikes: Expert

These ASX ETFs could be timely buys.

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Tax

Why Australia's new capital gains tax changes could reshape how ASX investors build wealth

Here is what it means for ASX investors.

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Tax

Worried about capital gains tax and ASX shares? Here's why you shouldn't be

I think the barks are worse than the bites with this one...

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Personal Finance

Passive income investors: Term deposits or ASX dividend stocks in 2026?

Cash investments have rarely been this attractive...

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Personal Finance

How to become a millionaire on a $70,000 salary

Australians have a great opportunity to become wealthy.

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Tax

Budget 2026: 3 investing changes you need to know about

Investors have a few things to think about today.

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Tax

ASX 200 sinks before tonight's budget. Are investors about to get a tax shock?

Budget night has the ASX 200 trading lower today.

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Cash Rates

Where to invest with interest rates rising

After the recent RBA hike, these stocks could be set to benefit.

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Personal Finance

How to become a millionaire on a $60,000 salary

Saving and compounding are very powerful financial forces.

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Personal Finance

How much is needed in superannuation to target a $2,500 monthly passive income?

Investing in superannuation can be a great vehicle for creating wealth and income.

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Personal Finance

Want to build up a second income? These 2 top ASX shares are a buy

Building alternative income sources? I think these are great options!

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Personal Finance

Stop 'saving', start investing! How to target a $1 million ASX share portfolio

It’s time to put wealth-building into overdrive!

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Personal Finance

If a 20-year-old invests $250 a month in ASX stocks, here's what they could have by retirement

A small amount can grow into a very big figure over the long term.

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Personal Finance

Why I invest a lot in ASX shares outside of superannuation

I love investing inside and outside of superannuation.

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Personal Finance

How long does it take to become a millionaire with ASX shares?

Never underestimate the power of compounding.

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Economy

Here's what experts think will happen with the RBA interest rate this year

What could happen next with the RBA rate?

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Cash Rates

5 ASX shares that could benefit from rising interest rates

Where should investors look following the RBA decision?

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Cash Rates

Expert says an RBA rate hike in February is a done deal – How should investors react?

This expert believes two rate hikes could be coming this year.

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Personal Finance

If a 25-year-old invests $1,250 a month in ASX stocks, here's what they could have by retirement

This could be the right path to build long-term wealth.

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Personal Finance

Don't want to rely on your wage? Build a second income with these ASX shares

Aussies can improve financial security by using ASX shares to generate passive income.

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Personal Finance

Getting your personal finances on track in 2026? Here are three steps to take

Taking these actions could make 2026 a great year for our money.

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Personal Finance

Would dropping that $7 per day coffee actually help make you rich with ASX shares?

How much of a difference could cutting a daily coffee make?

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Personal Finance

$20,000 in excess savings? Here's how to try and turn that into a second income in 2026

Here’s how an Aussie can invest to unlock a sizeable amount of income.

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Personal Finance

3 steps to replace your wage with dividends from ASX shares

Saving and investing for dividends could be an excellent opportunity.

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Personal Finance

With no savings at 50, I'd follow Warren Buffett's method to build wealth

Warren Buffett has a number of useful lessons.

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Cash Rates

The Commonwealth Bank has called it! Interest rates to rise in the new year, but how soon?

Commonwealth Bank economists have made a call on interest rates.

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Cash Rates

RBA watch: Sectors to target and avoid should interest rates rise – Expert

Anticipating further hikes in 2026? Here are sectors to watch.

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Cash Rates

Which stocks are looking good as rates appear to be heading north?

With interest rates now more likely to go up than down, Wilsons Advisory has made some key picks in each…

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Cash Rates

Macquarie names best and worst ASX stocks to buy in a rising interest rate environment

Do you have exposure to the sectors set to benefit if interest rates rise?

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Cash Rates

Interest rates: Even if the RBA stops cutting, it's not all bad news

There are upsides to higher rates.

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Cash Rates

The bar is set "very high" for further interest rate cuts analysts say

Strong economic data out this week has analysts split on whether we'll see another interest rate cut in coming months.

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Dividend Investing

If you can get 4.25% from a term deposit, what's the point of investing in ASX dividend shares right now?

If term deposits yield more than shares, are they the better investment?

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Personal Finance

If a 40-year-old invests $1,000 a month in ASX stocks, here's how much they could have by retirement

This is a path of how someone can retire with a very pleasing nest egg.

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Cash Rates

With the chance of a Melbourne Cup day interest rate cut fetching long odds, when can mortgage holders expect another cut?

The timing of the next potential interest rate cut has been pushed out by hotter-than-expected inflation figures.

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Personal Finance

Aiming to be a millionaire with shares? I'd buy one of these 5 ideas!

These investments make wealth building easy.

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Personal Finance

As a key tax deadline approaches, here are four ETFs I'd consider investing my tax return into

It's time to think about doing your taxes, and if you get a windfall back, where to invest any returns.

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Share Market News

Grow your dividends alongside your job earnings with these Australian stocks

Aussies can build their passive income alongside work earnings.

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How to invest

How Australians in their 30s are investing for financial freedom beyond property

Build wealth your own way and see how investing in shares could unlock financial freedom in your 30s.

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Personal Finance

How to make yearly passive income of $60,000 from ASX shares

This is how to unlock incredible passive income.

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