repayments

• Paul Clitheroe - get a handle on debt in 2013

  7 Jan 2013 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , your money , Paul Clitheroe , my weekly view

  Welcome to 2013 - a new year and the opportunity to make a fresh start. Chances are you made a resolution or two for the year ahead, and for plenty of Australians ‘getting out of debt’ topped the list of goals for 2013.
  Paul Clitheroe

• Paul Clitheroe - bigger deposits are better

  31 Oct 2011 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , your money , Paul Clitheroe , my weekly view

  According to comparison site RateCity, around 70% of home loans now require a deposit as low as 5% of the property’s value. But there are good reasons to build a more substantial deposit.
  Paul Clitheroe

• Paul Clitheroe - fixing your loan - think first

  19 Sep 2011 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , investments , your money , Paul Clitheroe , my weekly view

  The Reserve Bank may have kept the cash rate on hold for September, but since the start of August fixed rates on home loans have been falling.
  Paul Clitheroe

• one in three struggles with debt

  18 Jul 2011 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , your money , my weekly view

  Unrest in Greece, tough economic measures in Ireland, and now a so-called austerity budget in Italy are all legacies of the irresponsible use of debt. These issues may involve governments rather than households but the key message remains the same – don’t take on more debt than you can comfortably manage.
  Paul Clitheroe

• be wary of financial quick fixes

  30 May 2011 | ipac Paul Clitheroe , your money

  A TV ad for a company flogging easy-to-get-hold-of short term loans recently caught my attention. Thirty years in the money business has taught me that quick fixes rarely work, and sure enough, the loans being promoted certainly came with strings attached.
  Paul Clitheroe