Is Gen Y The Debt Generation?

Is Gen Y the Debt Generation?1 It doesn’t matter what generation you belong to, having more debt that you can cope with isn’t fun! So whether you’re an X, Y or even a Boomer, we have some great tips for taming the credit beast and getting off the...

Brent’s Top Tips for 2012

Planning on buying that dream home? 1. Know your budget. Easy right? Now stick to it! 2. Make sure you have all your ducks in a row before you start house hunting. The number of home purchases that fail at the last minute due to delays in obtaining finance is...

Gen Y

It is estimated that an average Gen Yer will change employers every 2-3 years. Thy will have 29 different jobs and change careers up to 7 times before they retire. All this moving around can mean you have super accounts all over the place. You will pay fees on each...

Dollar Cost Averaging

What is Dollar Cost Averaging? When it comes to investing in the share market, or any market for that matter, timing when to buy in and sell out of an investment becomes an important decision. One way of lessening the impact of these decisions is to invest regularly....

Why Starting Young Pays Off

Let’s compare two teenagers and their lifetime savings habits. Bianca baby-sits a lot and spends most of her spare time reading. She saves $1,000 a year starting when she’s 15 and invests it in the stock market for 10 years earning 12% per year on average....