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Car Loans

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

Car Loans

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

Home Loans

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

Home Loans

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

Superannuation

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

Home Loans

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

Superannuation

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

Car Loans

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

Superannuation

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

Savings Accounts

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