Mark Bouris explains why you should pay attention to inquiry into the financial system early in the new year

You might want an asset for retirement, you might wish to rent where you live and own a property elsewhere, or property might be your choice of wealth-creation.

One approach to building wealth is to have a financial planner, writes Mark Bouris

The low interest rate environment has been good for home buyers and those wanting to refinance, writes Mark Bouris

The Reserve Bank kept official rates on hold – which means we have another month at the historically low rate of 2.50 per cent

The release of a report this week shows self managed superannuation funds are more expensive to run than once thought, writes Mark Bouris

After another week of official interest rate decisions and rebounding house markets, it’s time to put property into perspective, writes Mark Bouris

A survey from Western Australia – the Financial Fitness Index – found Generation Y had become more careful with their money than other generations surveyed

The reduction of official interest rates to 2.50 per cent is an historic event which raises a number of questions: how slow is the economy? asks Mark Bouris

A noticeable side effect of low-confidence economies is that businesses start to behave more like spectators than participants, notes Mark Bouris in this week’s column