
New year, new financial resolutions
You may have already given thought to some health-related wellness goals for 2018, but what about your financial wellness? AMP research has revealed that a quarter of Australian workers have difficulty in making ends meet, with the most common triggers for financial stress found to be bad debt, the need to save for retirement and the need to provide for family*. So perhaps it’s time to take a look at those areas and figure out what’s working, what’s not, and what you can do t

Is Credit Card Debt Weighing You Down?
Australian's are currently experiencing a 10 year low in the amount of credit card debt we carry over month to month and accrue interest on. Now while that may sound good the number still sits at a whopping $31 Billion. To break that down we have around 16.7 million credit cards in circulation, with an average balance of $1,880. Calculate that with the average interest rate of 17%-19%, Australians are paying a staggering $5.5 Billion year or $458 Million a month, just on int