What is a Bond?
As we recently covered the basics of shares and ETFs on How To Money, we are now going to expand on the topic of investments by discussing the basics of bonds. So what exactly is a…
Exploring Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) with BetaShares
Continuing on from our last post on shares, in this post we’re going to dive straight into Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). ETFs have been all over the news in the recent years, and seem to…
Risk, Return and Diversification
Laura Higgins from ASIC’s MoneySmart Australia recently spoke to ABC Breakfast, and highlighted that ‘85% of women under 35 don’t understand the fundamental investment concepts like risk and return or diversification’. Risk, return and diversification…
What is a Share?
So what exactly is a share? (Shares are also called equity, and in America, in this case, they refer to them as a stock, hence the word stock market.) Essentially a share is the evidence…
4 Ways to Financially Prepare Yourself for University
Embarking on the new journey of starting University in 2018 is an exciting time; filled with forging new friendships, adapting to a different academic environment and more complex financial considerations. Being launched into University life means…
Super, It’s Your Money!
If you only take one thing out of this, it’s that your super is your money! Superannuation has been in the news a lot recently, and there have been many discussions on performance and fees. The…
3 Things to Consider Before Spending Money
Spending money is a massive part of our everyday lives, everything from bills to dinners, gifts to clothes. I’ve been thinking about the reasons as to why we spend money and I’ve broken it into four…
Savings Accounts and Interest Rates
So by this stage of your life I’m guessing you probably have some sort of account with a financial institution — and for the ease of this article I’ll refer to them as bank accounts….