Motivation to Save Money and Achieve Your Deposit

Motivation to Save Money and Achieve Your Deposit

As weeks turn into months, it can be hard to summon the same zeal you once had for saving for your home loan deposit. Motivation ebbs and flows, so there are probably times when saving is effortless and other times when you feel like quitting. Let’s look at what it...
4 Ways to Manage the Risk of Investments

4 Ways to Manage the Risk of Investments

Risk to one person might mean abseiling off a 30-metre cliff. Risk to another might be walking across a busy road. It’s the same with investment risk. We each have vastly different risk tolerances, and that’s why it makes sense to manage risk according to your...
How Do You Know You Are in Mortgage Stress?

How Do You Know You Are in Mortgage Stress?

An increasing number of Australian homeowners are struggling to meet their mortgage repayments, but at what point does this tip into mortgage stress? There are several ways to test for mortgage stress. One popular measure is when you find yourself spending 30% or more...