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Questions to ask before you buy a new car
Here are RateCity’s top questions to ask before you buy a new car.
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Alex Ritchie -
04 Aug, 2017 -
4 min read
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What are Australia's most popular cars?
If you were to keep up with the Joneses, you may find that the most popular car to buy could soon be something our adolescent selves only dreamed of.
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Alex Ritchie -
02 Aug, 2017 -
3 min read
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RBA cash rate holds at 1.5 per cent, unchanged for a year
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have left the cash rate at a record low of 1.5 per cent at the Board meeting for August.
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Alex Ritchie -
01 Aug, 2017 -
2 min read
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Perth chasing Sydney as city with highest outstanding mortgages
In news that shocks no Sydneysider, new research from Roy Morgan Research has identified the harbour city as having the highest outstanding mortgages at $293,000.
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Alex Ritchie -
31 Jul, 2017 -
1 min read
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Many Indigenous people' missing out on superannuation
The Indigenous Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) have released a statement calling for the end of the $450 monthly income threshold.
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Alex Ritchie -
27 Jul, 2017 -
3 min read
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Don't panic; rates aren't rising to 3.5%, says Oliver
On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the latest minutes of its monetary policy meeting, stating that the neutral cash rate is 3.5 per cent, two percentage points higher than what it currently is.
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Alex Ritchie -
24 Jul, 2017 -
3 min read
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Australia's superannuation system is failing women
The Australian Services Union (ASU) have released their findings from two surveys about retirement security, and they believe the results show that Australia’s compulsory superannuation system is “failing women”.
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Alex Ritchie -
21 Jul, 2017 -
3 min read
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Cars? In this Economy?
Australians are less confident about their finances now than they were at the beginning of 2017, according to Roy Morgan Research.
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Alex Ritchie -
18 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read
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Government cracks down on unpaid super
If you’re one of the 3 million Aussies who have been shortchanged on super contributions, you’re in luck.
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Alex Ritchie -
14 Jul, 2017 -
3 min read
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Aussies off the hook for late tax returns
Good news for those who leave things to the last minute.
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Alex Ritchie -
13 Jul, 2017 -
2 min read