Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Laine Gordon is the Money Editor at RateCity and an experienced journalist and research specialist. With a background in news and feature writing, covering finance, media and even food (a passion of hers) at Reed Elsevier publications, Laine brings almost two decades of experience to the team. Having covered major areas of interest to the general public from hip pocket issues to rising and falling interest rates and the impact to mortgages, credit and saving in Australia, she is passionate about researching and telling people’s stories to help others make better decisions about their own finances.
974 articles written by Laine Gordon
Five ways to slash your home loan interest bill
Even at today’s low rates, the total interest bill can amount to almost as much as the initial loan. But there are ways to reduce the mortgage quickly and painlessly to save interest.
Laine Gordon -
19 May, 2013 -
3 min read
Boomers more accident prone than Gen Y
The “at-risk” generation Y group filed fewer than 10 percent of all claims in the past three years. By comparison, baby boomers accounted for almost 40 percent of all claims made in the same period.
Laine Gordon -
10 May, 2013 -
2 min read
Billions languish in accounts paying no interest
RateCity estimates that around one-quarter of deposit funds currently sit in low-interest-earning accounts, but could be earning up to 5 percent interest per annum.
Laine Gordon -
08 May, 2013 -
3 min read
Reserve Bank Interest Rate Annoucement April
April update: RBA leaves the cash rate on hold at 3 percent
Laine Gordon -
07 May, 2013 -
2 min read
Property investors surge into the market
February saw the highest value of investment loans written since before the global financial crisis, with investors borrowing $7.9 billion, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows.
Laine Gordon -
05 May, 2013 -
3 min read
How to get out of debt fast
From credit cards to car loans and the mortgage, you can free yourself from debt. There are simple tips to cover everything and free up some cash in the weekly budget.
Laine Gordon -
30 Apr, 2013 -
3 min read
Rent or buy: which puts you on top?
The mortgage is taking a bigger chunk of our income now, despite lower interest rates. But is it cheaper to rent than buy?
Laine Gordon -
28 Apr, 2013 -
3 min read
Only one in five aware of cyber security breach
Only one-in-five organisations are aware they have experienced a “cyber incident” in the past 12 months.
Laine Gordon -
22 Apr, 2013 -
3 min read
Credit cardholders could be paying 2013 debts in 2037
RateCity found it would take 24 years and five months to repay the average credit card bill of $3282 if making only the minimum repayment each month.
Laine Gordon -
17 Apr, 2013 -
3 min read
Young Australians file for bankruptcy
In the first three months of this year, 4774 Australians went bankrupt - that's 53 people per day, according to the federal government's Insolvency and Trustee Service.
Laine Gordon -
15 Apr, 2013 -
3 min read