Bank on it: Higher Fees are Here to Stay

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 25th, 2008

The WSJ personal finance section had a timely piece on how banks are passing on or increasing transaction fees for its customers to offset mounting losses from other parts of their business ravaged by the credit crisis. According to a Bankrate study, the average costs of checking-account fees, ATM surcharges, bounced-check fees and monthly service [...]

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First Home Owner’s Grant – Grab it or leave it be? Money Tip without the BS

Posted by Ask_Josie on Nov 24th, 2008

The Government’s announcement that they would temporarily double the First Home Owner’s Grant from $7,000 to $14,000 if you purchase an existing home and triple it to $21,000 if you purchase a brand new home was welcomed by the housing industry.   They certainly need a boost at the moment. I remember the days when I was itching [...]

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Diabetes and the cost of insurance

Posted by Bronson Financial Services on Nov 24th, 2008

According to Diabetes Australia 65-80 percent of people with diabetes will die of coronary heart disease, and by 2010 DA estimates that the number of people affected by diabetes is expected to reach 1.8 million.  This is scary stuff because a quick calculation suggests that potentially there is anything from about 1.17 million to 1.44 [...]

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Tips to Pay off your Mortgage Sooner

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 24th, 2008

Anyone who has ever had to pay off a mortgage will tell you they would love to pay it off before the term, but most people will continue to chip away at their loan on autopilot. A proactive strategy can cut your loan term from 30 years to less than half in some cases. Australian [...]

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Effects of retreating foreign banks in Australia

Posted by cij on Nov 24th, 2008

Recently, we found this news report in the mainstream media: A significant retreat of foreign banks from the Australian corporate lending market is under way, which will leave the “Big Four” domestic institutions scrambling to pick up the slack in a mass refinancing of company debt due to happen over the next 12 months. … [...]

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How Much Money do Bloggers make Blogging?

Posted by andyfvp on Nov 23rd, 2008

Whether you are a blogger or just enjoy reading blogs online, you may have wondered how much bloggers earn from blogging and whether all the effort is worthwhile from a commercial or alternative revenue perspective. If so, then read on. Based on my earnings from this blog over the last 8 months and some quick [...]

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Technical Analysis – Summary of Oscillators: ROC, RSI, Stochastic, MACD

Posted by ozstock on Nov 23rd, 2008

This is a brief summary of the main types of oscillators for technical analysis. They include Rate of Change, Relative Strength Index (RSI), Stochastic Oscillator, MACD. In general, the following points should be noted before use: 1. OScillators are secondary indicators – Always consider the the Basic Trend first before using oscillator to look for [...]

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Sector – Agribusiness – List of Companies

Posted by ozstock on Nov 23rd, 2008

As mentioned recently in this blog, apart from biotechs, this ozstock blog is now re-focussing on blue-chip companies. Unlike biotechs, ozstock will now start to use traditional fundamental analysis techniques to analyse these blue chips. As a start, the previous blog has published some common financial ratios at “Fundamental Analysis Ratios Formula“. Note the above [...]

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Politicians: we get what we deserve.

Posted by Greg Atkinson on Nov 23rd, 2008

There is nothing like a global crisis to showcase the shortcomings of elected representatives all around the world. In the U.S. we have seen lawmakers grilling bankers for a crisis that was largely caused by the actions of Congress and the Clinton Administration whereas in Australia we have seen the government make a number of [...]

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Time-wasting public discussions

Posted by cij on Nov 21st, 2008

Sometimes, we despair at the kinds of politicians we have in Australia (and by extension, the rest of the liberal democratic world). Recently, the Opposition frontbencher Andrew Robb accused the government’s Treasury department of “manipulating” figures when it made a forecast of 2% economic growth. That 2% is only 0.5% more optimistic than the RBA’s [...]

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