Investing

Investing to help you save money.

Building New or Renovating – What Is More Cost Effective?

Building a new home or renovating an existing one. The age old question of what should you do? We look at the costs associated and the potential for issues to arise by using both. A money savers worst nightmare!

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The Virgin Saver to kick start your savings

Virgin Money has released a VERY competitive new online savings account. The Virgin Saver is a must have savings account. You won’t want to miss this article.

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Renting your investment property – nightmare?

Let’s just clear the air on this one before I go on; I don’t actually own a first home so everything contained in this article is purely theoretical. I look forward to the day when I can think about investment properties (having my own car/ buying expensive cheeses) but at the moment, even first home [...]

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How managed funds can save you money

Investing in the share market can be daunting, especially when you are left to your own devices for investing your money. Take me for instance, I invested a fairly hefty sum of money

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Diversification: Why variety is the spice of life

Variety is the spice of life. Don’t put all your eggs in the same basket. Diversify, diversify, diversify. If you have the soul of the gambler, then putting all your money in a high risk, high return kind of venture might be appealing. But if you want to make money, having a diversified portfolio is [...]

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How to choose the right financial planner

Firstly it is important to understand why financial planners are useful. A lot of people don’t quite understand what a financial planner does and why they serve a purpose these days with the numerous investing and money decisions that are able to be done online. A financial planner will help you with investment advice and [...]

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