Jessica Mudditt

GBP To AUD Forecast: Modest Hopes For Pound After Horror Year

At the start of 2022, the UK economy was expected to grow at a much faster pace than Australia, and the value of the Great British pound (GBP) against the Australian dollar (AUD) was tipped to strengthen. However, last year turned out to be a…

Guide To Transferring Credit Card Balances

Today’s high interest rates and record levels of inflation make it a particularly challenging time to pay off credit card debt. If you have credit card debt and are struggling to make full repayments, you are not alone. There are 13 million credit…

Guide To Using Shopify

In Australia, 20% of all retail sales are online and that figure is expected to grow further. Shopping habits changed during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns when bricks-and-mortar stores were closed, and many people were forced to purchase essentials…

What Is A Novated Lease?

A novated lease is a tax effective way of financing a new or second-hand car. It involves an employee setting up a ‘salary sacrifice’ arrangement with their employer to lease the car. The employee is free of any obligation to buy the car at the end…

Guide To Property Management In Australia

An estimated 80% of investment property owners in Australia employ the services of a dedicated property manager to carry out tasks on their behalf, such as collecting rent and organising maintenance work. The kinds of services provided should be…

What Is A Comparison Rate?

While most consumers focus on the interest rate when taking out a loan, there is another rate that is equally important: the comparison rate. The comparison rate provides the actual cost of a loan by combining the interest rate with additional fees…

Guide To The NBN

The National Broadband Network (NBN) was designed to meet the surge in demand for internet connectivity in Australia. It replaced ageing technology as a means of providing faster and more reliable internet access, and is the largest infrastructure…

What Does a Mortgage Broker Do?

Buying a house is likely to be the biggest purchase a person makes in their life, and the terms of the long-term financial commitment can have a significant impact on day-to-day finances. Choosing the wrong type of loan for your circumstances or…

The changing face of angel investors

A free program that builds knowledge and networks for potential angel investors aims to create a more diverse investment ecosystem. Angel investing has high barriers to entry in terms of the personal capital required, and as a result it has…

Three lessons to drive boardroom innovation

A new study by the AICD and The University of Sydney Business School has found that boards are responding to the need for a stronger focus on innovation to succeed in a rapidly evolving business landscape. The upheaval caused by the COVID-19…

How to leverage (and grow) your professional networks

Building a strong professional network can be beneficial for your career in the long term, which is why it’s never too early to start working on yours – and it’s not as hard as you think. After a prolonged pandemic-induced hiatus, in-person events…

Best Investment Property To Buy

Property has long been a national obsession in Australia – the average Aussie spends more time each week reading and talking about real estate listings than they do at the gym, according to a 2019 study. The popularity of buying property as an…

This boss is making Shopify easy for every ecommerce business

Any mug can grow sales – what matters is profit, says ecommerce expert Paul Waddy. Ecommerce industry leader Paul Waddy turbocharges online retailers by keeping an unrelenting focus on profits over revenue. Paul Waddy didn’t do especially well at…

Guide To Interest Free Credit Cards

With inflation reaching its highest point in a decade and consumer prices increasing by around 6% this year, many people are looking for ways to avoid extra charges on their credit cards and better manage cost-of-living pressures. As interest rates…

Meet the CEO of the world’s most controversial company, ClearviewAI

Australian technology entrepreneur Hoan Ton-That is the CEO of one of the world’s most controversial facial recognition companies. His database of 20 billion photos is being used to crack crimes around the world but human rights groups and some…

Investing In ETFs In Australia: The Complete Guide

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. You have most likely heard of the financial product called ETFs, but what exactly are…

Giving fifty-fifty is making money and sense for younger investors

Trade for Good is Australia’s first ASX trading platform that donates 50% of its brokerage to charitable causes. Trade for Good is Australia’s first ASX trading platform that donates 50% of its brokerage to charitable causes. Its CEO and co-founder…

High inflation no barrier to PieLAB’s investment strategy

After starting his first company at age 20, Chris Rolls decided the next phase would be investing in other people’s businesses. Two years of ‘middle aged work experience’ paid off for private equity funds manager Chris Rolls when he decided to pivot…

Why businesses are hanging up on the telephone

The telephone, a staple of business communication for more than a century, is becoming increasingly redundant as office workers shun voice calls in favour of text messaging, video link-ups and collaboration apps. Some consider these alternatives more…

How Much Super Do You Need To Retire?

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. It’s a question that many Australians have asked themselves since obligatory…