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  • RBA Rate Cut

    • 04/06/2019
    • Posted by: Nick Lucey
    • Category: Advice, ASX 200, Banking, Economics, Finance & accounting, Financial Planning, Legislation, Mortgage Broking, Purchasing Property
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    Hi Everyone, I hope you are well on this day of great news! As you have probably seen or heard, today, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut the cash rate from 1.5% to 1.25%. This is the lowest it has ever been and the first change since August 2016. You can see the full statement

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  • What is a comparison rate?

    • 05/04/2018
    • Posted by: Nick Lucey
    • Category: Finance & accounting, Financial Planning, Investments, loans, money, Mortgage Broking
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    Comparison Rate MoneySmart defines a comparison rate as: ‘A rate that helps you work out the true cost of a loan. It includes the interest rate, and most fees and charges relating to a loan, reduced to a single percentage figure’. It can be difficult for consumers to compare home loans that have different interest

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