Greater Credit Card Review

Posted by: Jeremy Cabral on March 27, 2011 in: Cards/Insurance/Travel|Post Commentavatar

Guest blogger Jeremy Cabral from Credit Card Finder reviews the Greater’s Credit Card product and gives some tips on what to look for when choosing a credit card Click here to read more »

Term Deposit pricing – the games people play.

Posted by: Graham Tooley on March 17, 2011 in: Saving|Post Commentavatar

Our Treasurer, Graham Tooley, looks at Term Deposit rates and poses some questions that all investors should ask before locking their money away.

Have you ever wondered why a financial institution may be offering 6.00% p.a. for a 6 month Term Deposit but a measly 2.50% p.a. for a 5 or 7 month term? Why another has 6.00% for a 7 month term but only 3.75% for a much longer 11 month term?

There are entirely plausible reasons why financial institutions move their “specials” from term to term, but investors should be alert to the more sinister strategies that underlie those unusually low rates on the card. Click here to read more »

The Great Escape – your way out of a banking relationship you don’t want to be in

Posted by: Col Hope on March 17, 2011 in: Home Loans|Post Commentavatar

Col Hope, one of our much loved Regional Managers and “mortgage mythbuster”, dispels some myths about switching your home loan from a bank.

I’ve been hosting some free forums on the NSW Central Coast and Gold Coast this month for people wanting to make the Great Escape from their bank.

There are a lot of people who are dissatisfied with their bank and want to switch to other lenders. Click here to read more »

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