Archive for September, 2008
Is your weight fattening your premiums?
Did you know a third of our population is on a diet and another third of our population is trying to maintain their weight at any one time! [i]
Australians are spending bucketloads of money in an effort to lose weight. We all know the benefits of slimming and keeping active. But losing weight won’t just [...]
What happens when your insurance company goes broke?
We have had calls from clients asking questions about the financial security of life insurance companies in Australia after the recent issues with AIG in the USA.
The following Q & A has been kindly given to us by the Risk Store and is
Mortgage stress and underinsurance
The other day while I was having a reshuffle of some paperwork on my desk, I came across an article showing a breakdown on what causes mortgage stress. With yo-yoing interest rates, mortgage stress is the flavour of the month.
Before your eyes glaze over with boredom, what do you think is the main cause of mortgage [...]
Teenagers managing money
Remember the days when you knocked on the neighbours’ doors after school offering to wash the car or do the babysitting for a few bucks in the pocket. Those days are long gone with many teenagers today juggling formal part time work alongside their education. A recent survey noted that
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Women understanding money
I had a bit of a flick through the Financial Literacy Foundation’s recent report Financial Literacy Women Understanding Money and came across some positive results for women in general.
The report confirmed what is already well known about the ladies, that is that the fairer sex have budgeting and saving habits down pat. It is [...]
You need to be very positive during a recession and make some tough decisions might need to be made , ...
Thanks for the stock information Paul and yes go the Maroons. Best wishes, Eddie 
An interesting view.