Feature Story
Where to invest your money this year
MAKING investment predictions is a risky business, especially after the world's worst financial year in decades.
Beat the post-holiday credit card trap
As your wheelie bins groan with the post-Christmas debris, it's time to nail your credit card debt.
Scuttling the rumours
THE global financial crisis has triggered a major crackdown on dodgy share trading activity.
Interest rates - what you need to know
ALL the latest news about interest rates and what it means for you.
Top Stories:
Property values plummet, $40 billion lost
ONE state's property values have lost about $40bn in the past six months, with house price expectations slumping.
Rudd spends $11.5m telling us to spend
THE PM has followed his own advice to "spend, spend, spend" by racking up an $11.5m advertising bill.
Beat the post-holiday credit card trap
As your wheelie bins groan with the post-Christmas debris, it's time to nail your credit card debt.
Property
Property hot spots revealed
COASTAL towns from Queensland to Tasmania are tipped to be among next year's property hotspots.
Banking
Customers unhappy with banks
THERE is growing dissatisfaction with the cost of doing business with Australia's commercial banks, a survey says.
Investing
Bearish market waits for the bounce
INVESTORS who try to time the bottom of the bear market before buying shares again risk missing out on hefty gains.
Superannuation
Lost super fortune hits $12.9bn
IF Australia's lost super funds were evenly distributed, every man, woman and child would receive a cheque for more than $600.
