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Maintain current repayments
FALLING interest rates give borrowers a chance to shorten the term of their loan.
Meeting those final bills
AUSTRALIA'S aging population means we may have to get comfortable with talking about what to do after someone dies.
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Déjà vu for technology investors
OLDER investors could be forgiven for having a sense of de ja vu on hearing the news that Facebook is expected to float at $100billion, writes Julian Knight.
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Stocks have best January in years
WHISPER it low, but stock markets around the world have had the best January for 18 years, writes Hamish McRae.
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Consumers must choose carefully
PERSONAL loans are going head-to-head with credit cards in the battle for debt consolidation. For consumers, the trick is to choose carefully.
Big hearts at economic forum
SOMETHING changed in the delegates of the World Economic Forum this year: a powerful sense of social responsibility has kindled in their hearts, writes Ben Chu.
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Offset account is the way forward
ANYBODY who intends to retain their original home and move to a new one, should have an offset account attached to their home loan.
Clear the cards now, or in 30 years
IT'S scary to think you could still be paying for those 2011 festive season purchases in the year 2041.
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Re-energise your resolutions
WE ARE now more than halfway through January – how are your New Year’s Resolutions going?
Getting your finances in shape
A NEW Year provides the incentive to sweep a new broom through many areas of our lives, and there’s no better place to start than with your household finances.
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Business
$9b BHP profit sparks mine walkout
MORE than 4000 Bowen Basin coal miners will walk off the job and deliver an estimated $150 million blow to mining giant BHP next week.
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Bundy Nightlife 5th February 201
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Clock is ticking for Valentine's Day
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Zombie abductee held for fraud
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TV host insults Madonna performance
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Fire-breather hot to beat record
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A low blow is no laughing matter
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Dickens still in demand at 200
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Tall and tan and young and... chunky?
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Holly's sex book gets green light
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