13 December, 2010
The investment world has changed markedly due to the continuing effects of the Global Financial Crisis.
As we enter the traditional Christmas holiday spending season, RaboDirect provides a timely reminder to our valued customers on how to better manage their finances and avoid a New Year debt hangover.
1 November, 2010
It’s clear that the most prominent financial topic in recent weeks and months has been the rising Australian Dollar (AUD). Judging by the tones and inflexions on the words of TV and radio newsreaders you could be forgiven for thinking that a rising AUD is great news for all of us - unfortunately this is not the case.
29 July, 2010
Investing your money involves some big decisions and your choices are seemingly unlimited.
28 July, 2010
If a single word could describe the outlook for 2010 it would be ‘complicated’. While there’s less cyclical upside for Australia, the outlook for other markets is that recovery is likely to be protracted.
10 June, 2010
As an isolated incident the unfolding Greek and European debt crisis may have had a negligible impact on the Australian economy but there are more forces at work, writes Bina Brown.
9 April, 2010
Does the sound of "don't put all your eggs in one basket" put you off buying shares in a single company, in say the energy sector?
The trinity of rising interest rates, large government debt and inflation is spooking investors out of traditional safe havens, such as sovereign bonds.
25 July, 2011
If you are a fan of term deposits (TDs) with their guaranteed rates and fixed terms, you may well be choosing to, either consciously or unconsciously, ‘auto-roll’ (re-invest) your investment when it matures. This means that when you took out a TD investment, you agreed to let your bank (or other TD provider) reinvest that money into another investment of the same term if you don’t notify them to the contrary before maturity.
28 June, 2011
A while ago RaboDirect conducted an interesting social experiment by placing a fake tree in Sydney’s Circular Quay. The tree’s branches were full of fresh five dollar notes. The underlying message, of course, is that money does not grow on trees. Nor does it magically appear from a hole in the wall!
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