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Amanda Varidel
Apr 4, 20170 min read


Smart Switch
Switching home loans could help pay down your mortgage sooner, providing you are refinancing for the right reasons and understand what's...
Amanda Varidel
Apr 4, 20175 min read


Your Money Sense & Advice Sources
We received our first money ‘guidance’ from our parents and learnt to spend/save with our pocket money. At the time, the big question was...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 22, 20174 min read


First Home Buyers
While many first home buyers might feel thwarted by escalating property prices in some capitals, plenty are still taking the plunge,...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 21, 20171 min read


As Predicted.....Another Major Pumps Interest Rates
Westpac on Friday announced changes to interest rates across a range of variable lending products for home owners and investors. Under...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 20, 20173 min read


Interest Rates On The Move
NAB today has announced that it has increased its home loan interest rates for both owner occupied and investor customers of up to 25bp. ...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 16, 20172 min read


Interest Rates To Increase
Rates look almost certain to rise in the US this week after the release of strong February data. This included: Non-farm payrolls jumped...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 15, 20173 min read


Tap and go - is it too easy to use our credit cards?
Tap and go – and then what? Talk about hammering the plastic. In November 2016 Australia’s 16.7 million credit card accounts were used to...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 15, 20174 min read


50% of Single Women Struggle With Financial Setbacks
New research has revealed that single women – and in particular single mothers – struggle with poor financial knowledge, which presents a...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 13, 20173 min read


How To Be First Home Buyer
While many first home buyers might feel thwarted by escalating property prices in some capitals, plenty are still taking the plunge,...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 10, 20177 min read


Hot Tips For Buying A Car
The number of Australians failing to keep up with their car loans will continue to rise, with those living in regional centres most...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 9, 20173 min read


RBA
The RBA has opted to leave the official cash rate on hold at 1.5%. The Reserve Bank of Australia has today announced the outcome of its...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 8, 20171 min read


Global Shares Look Good as Dow Jones Hits Record
The market is full of optimism about the 11th consecutive rise of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index. The last time the index of US...
Amanda Varidel
Mar 1, 20174 min read


Confessions of a Financial Adviser
“A case for common sense that is not common sense” Stu Varidel – Principal Financial Adviser at Heart Financial Advisers Social...
Amanda Varidel
Feb 17, 20175 min read


Real Estate Cheat Sheet
If buying or selling for the first time, you might be bamboozled by all the real estate jargon bandied about. Here is our A-Z guide to...
Amanda Varidel
Feb 15, 20175 min read


Switch to an offset.....
With interest rates at an historical low, now could be the time to make the most of your disposable income and pay off your mortgage...
Amanda Varidel
Feb 8, 20174 min read


Q&A Life Insurance
I have heard that the term 'Life insurance' doesn’t just mean paying out on death. What other types of cover are there? Correct, you are...
Amanda Varidel
Feb 3, 20175 min read


AFGHL Retro - No Genuine Savings - We can help
Looking to purchase a home but don’t have any genuine savings? Talk to us about the AFG Home Loan – Retro Low-interest rate 100% Offset &...
Amanda Varidel
Feb 2, 20172 min read


Key to Weathering Disasters
A tornado-strength storm in Sydney, flooding in Geelong and devastating bushfires in Western Australia and Victoria have reminded us once...
Amanda Varidel
Jan 31, 20176 min read


Aged Care...the daunting path
The reality that an aging and frail parent needing to be moved to a nursing home can cause significant anxiety for all. Besides the...
Amanda Varidel
Jan 23, 20174 min read
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