Archive for October, 2006

COMPARING CREDIT CARDS

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Credit Mart provides comparisons on credit cards with major suppliers in Australia including AMEX, Virgin, Aussie and ANZ. Creditmart.com.au has developed the Credit Card Wizard to help you determine the right credit card for your needs. The Credit Card Wizard enables you to compare Australian credit cards against predetermined features you require and specify. So [...]

CREDIT CARD TIPS

Friday, October 20th, 2006

Choose a card that matches your needs
Make sure that the credit card you use is the most suitable for your spending patterns. If using a card for extended credit and don’t pay off the balance in full each month, choose a card with a lower rate. It may not offer any interest-free period, but the [...]

Send your wealth on a trip to the world’s growth hot spots

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Pick your destination and send your money packing, writes David Potts.
From my involuntary acquaintance with year 11 physics, it seems there’s quite a mystery about why the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate.
That’s nothing. How about the global economy expanding when the world’s biggest economy is slowing down? That’s some achievement.
But that’s what the [...]

Queensland looks good to investors

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

QUEENSLAND is making its move on Western Australia in the property investment stakes, but the real cash continues to move offshore, according to a number of surveys released last week.
And residential property is expected to remain in the doldrums, particularly in NSW, as respondents predict further interest rate rises and higher fuels costs.
But all is [...]

Property hotspots starting to cool

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

THE nation’s last two red-hot property markets are running out of steam in what could signal the end of the biggest real estate boom in Australia’s history.
Preliminary figures from the Real Estate Institute of Western Australia show house price growth in the state finally slowed in the three months to September. Those figures add to [...]