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Save on solar battery costs with the new government rebate

3 weeks ago | investsmart.com.au | Effie Zahos

Investing insights from experts like Paul Clitheroe & Effie Zahos and more Investing insights from experts There's nothing like high power bills to get homeowners thinking about ways to save, and close to one in three Aussie homes now has rooftop solar. Adding solar panels to your roof can save over $1,500 on annual energy costs. But going a step further and installing a battery can supersize the savings.
3 threats to your super to watch out for

1 month ago | investsmart.com.au | Paul Clitheroe

Whether you've been growing super for four or 40 years, there is always something new to learn. And recent research highlights evolving threats that could impact our super far more than short-term market downturns. Here are three potential threats to super that we should all be mindful of. Our health is one of the best uses of our money, and there's no doubt that dental issues can be painful - and expensive.
What the election result could mean for your wallet

1 month ago | investsmart.com.au | Effie Zahos

What an extraordinary business politics can be. One day you're a leader, the next you're looking for a new job. Talk about tough! For the rest of us, voting is done and dusted, and it's time to get on with life. But it may not be "business as usual". Here are five big changes we can expect based on Labor's promises. From 1 June, the newly re-elected Albanese government will cut 20% off all student debts, a move set to wipe around $5,520 from the average HECS debt.
Paul's take on Trump, recession risk & markets

2 months ago | investsmart.com.au | Paul Clitheroe

Investing insights from experts like Paul Clitheroe & Effie Zahos and more Investing insights from experts To state the obvious, we've just seen a crazy month on investment markets. The recent ups and downs on share markets globally are enough to bring on motion sickness, and it's all being driven by gyrations around tariffs coming out of the US. Sure, US President Trump made it clear that tariffs were on the agenda while he was on the campaign trail last year.
When it can pay to delay paying off debt

2 months ago | investsmart.com.au | Effie Zahos

Investing insights from experts like Paul Clitheroe & Effie Zahos and more Investing insights from experts Getting older has its pluses. Sure, by our 50s and beyond, the days of notching up a personal best in a marathon are likely behind us. But the good news is that we are often approaching peak wealth. Research by KPMG found baby boomers enjoy average net wealth of $2.31 million per household - significantly higher than either Gen X ($1.88 million) or Millennials ($757,000).
Paul Clitheroe's verdict on 40-year mortgages

Mar 26, 2025 | investsmart.com.au | Paul Clitheroe

Not-so-fun fact: The French word for death is 'la mort' - and from this, we get 'mortgage', which quite literally translates to a 'debt until we die'. Happily, most of us can be confident of outliving our home loan. But just as we are living longer, our home loans are also stretching out. Not so long ago, the standard loan term was 25 years. Increasingly, it has become 30 years. Now it looks as though that timeframe could extend even further.
4 money lessons from Monopoly

Mar 19, 2025 | investsmart.com.au | Ravi Sharma

I was first introduced to Monopoly when I was about four years old. The game started with everyone happy; by the end, even at that young age I knew some family members weren't going to be speaking to each other for the next few days. I feel like everyone has a similar story about playing Monopoly. However, the core learnings from the game are significant. In fact, these same learnings formed part of the reason I gravitated towards real estate so early in life.
6 ways to build wealth like a millionaire

Mar 13, 2025 | investsmart.com.au | Ravi Sharma

A massive misconception is out there that millionaires are rich because of their parents, but it's just not true. In fact, many people who inherit wealth lose it because they don't have the mindset or habits to maintain it. Most of today's millionaires didn't inherit their wealth. A study by analytics provider Wealth X found that 68% of those with a net worth of $30 million or more made it themselves.
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card: $60k worth of retirement perks

Mar 12, 2025 | investsmart.com.au | Effie Zahos

Investing insights from experts like Paul Clitheroe & Effie Zahos and more Investing insights from experts The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) has been making headlines lately. Not because it's anything new - the card has been around for over 30 years. Rather, it's estimated that around one million Australians could be missing out on the savings the card provides - perks that can add up to $60,000 over the course of your retirement.
InvestSMART's new fee structure

Mar 11, 2025 | investsmart.com.au | Alan Kohler

Ever since I joined InvestSMART five years ago, we've been capping fees so that unlike other fund managers, what you pay for our service doesn't keep getting more expensive the more money you give us to look after. The principle is simple, and powerful: The "product" you're buying is an investment return, and the amount you pay for it reduces the return you're buying. The higher the price, the more it reduces the "product".