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Why Platforms Like BetaShares and Netwealth Are Gaining Ground
For decades, Australians had a predictable set of investment tools: a super fund, maybe a managed fund or two, and – if you were enthusiastic – a brokerage account. The tools were separate, the fees were scattered, and the experience…
Why Retail Funds Exist (and Who Owns Them)
Retail super funds exist because Australia has long relied on the private sector to deliver retirement products alongside government and not-for-profit funds. When compulsory superannuation was introduced in the early 1990s, banks, wealth managers, and investment houses recognised an opportunity:…
Retail, Industry, SMSF or Digital? Your Essential Guide to Choosing a Super Fund
Superannuation looks simple from the outside – compulsory contributions quietly accumulating until retirement – yet the underlying system is surprisingly diverse. Australia offers one of the broadest ranges of super fund types in the world, each built for a different…
Digital Cards, Wallets and Wearables: How Australians Are Changing the Way They Pay
Digital cards arrived quietly, slipped into our phones, and changed how we pay without most people noticing. You don’t pull out plastic as often. You tap your phone at the supermarket. You tap your watch on the bus. And increasingly,…
What Makes a Bank a “Neobank”?
Neobanks promised to rip up the rulebook. No branches. No cheque books. No waiting in line while someone deposits coins in a plastic sleeve. Just fast, app-first banking designed for people who live on their phone. But what actually makes…
Should you choose an offset account or redraw facility?
Choosing between an offset account and a redraw facility sounds simple enough on paper. Both reduce the interest you pay. Both let you use spare money to chip away at your loan. And both appear, in one way or another,…
Offset vs Redraw: The Hidden Difference That Matters When Your Home Becomes an Investment
For most borrowers, the choice between a redraw facility and an offset account feels trivial. Both aim to reduce the interest you pay on a home loan (put extra money into your loan now, pay less interest later). Day to…
Redraw vs Offset Accounts – what’s the difference?
Home loans often come with two features that look almost identical on the surface: redraw facilities and offset accounts. Both reduce the interest you pay, both shorten the life of your loan, and both appear side-by-side in banking apps. Yet…
Teach your kids to invest with micro investing
Want to get your kids into investing early? Micro-investing is a good way to start. This clever fintech idea lets kids deposit spare change or grandma’s birthday money into an investment portfolio – and even track returns on their phone.…
Luxury on a Budget: How Designers Make Modest Homes Feel High-End
When you walk into a beautifully designed home, it radiates calm, cohesion, and confidence – the hallmarks of luxury. Designers know that the secret to creating this feeling has less to do with imported marble and more to do with…
