In Australia (and many other countries) the central bank known as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) determines the interest rate at which it will lend money to the commercial banks. The board from the RBA meet the first Tuesday…
Share trading for beginners
When I first started delving into the world of trading I was flooded with so much information I was numb to the idea of where to actually start and the style of investor I would be. Day trader, short sell,…
Debit card versus Credit card
Such that we know there is oxygen in the air without us ever seeing it, the same can almost be said about the sneaky surcharges (typically around 3% to 4%) and fees that businesses slip into our payment transactions that…
Doing your own tax return?
As I write this toward the end of March I am giving some thought to my tax return in July. As I do my own tax (nerd) I like to brush up on any changes that might be implemented each…