Variable Variable rate loans often provide additional flexibility and are the most popular type of home loan in Australia. As the name suggests the interest rate is variable and therefore fluctuates with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s movement and the cost of the financial institution sourcing funds to lend. Variable…

Summer once again highlighted the extremities of our harsh Australian weather. In addition to Dorothea Mackellar's “droughts and flooding rains”, communities too often contend with bushfires, cyclones and severe storms; stark reminders of the need for adequate home insurance cover. But wild weather is not to blame for every home…

By Lauren Day, Acting Deputy Editor, Australian Property Investor Working as a journalist for Australian Property Investor magazine over the past three years has given me much more than just a salary. It has also been a huge learning curve and life lesson about how one simple choice on where…

Making the most of your money often requires common sense more than a commerce degree. Haven takes a look at five misconceptions about money that could be holding you back from greater financial freedom. I DON'T EARN ENOUGH TO SAVE A lack of savings generally has less to do with…