Savings Plan Calculator

Savings Plan Calculator

This tool is a simple savings plan calculator which estimates the future value of your investment based on your initial investment and ongoing savings. Input your initial investment, your ongoing investments and investment frequency, and the investment rate of return and time frame. The tool will th

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Income Tax Calculator

Income Tax Calculator

This tool is an income tax calculator which estimates your tax payable based on your income. Input your income, select the financial year, and select whether you have private health insurance or a Higher Education Learning Program (HELP) debt. The tool will then estimate your tax payable and you

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India at front of world economic stage

India at front of world economic stage

October 8, 2010 India is enjoying some time at the centre of the international stage courtesy of the Commonwealth Games. Despite the bad press about construction difficulties and lack of preparation in the lead up to the games, now that the sport is underway the attention has clearly shifted. But

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Mixed signals for local market - Daily Outlook

Mixed signals for local market – Daily Outlook

Australian Share Market Daily Outlook September 20, 2010 - 8:52am The Australian share market has received positive leads from Wall Street trading on Friday, with all three US indices higher. Precious and base metals were also higher, however oil was lower. Saturday morning trade on the Syd

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Market set for gains on China, US economic news - Daily Outlook

Market set for gains on China, US economic news – Daily Outlook

Australian Share Market Daily Outlook September 13, 2010 - 8:16am The Australian share market is expected to rise today at opening in the wake of gains on Wall Street and strong Chinese economic data released over the weekend. Saturday morning trade on the Sydney Futures Exchange points to

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Stocks to rise as outlook continues to brighten - Daily Outlook

Stocks to rise as outlook continues to brighten – Daily Outlook

Australian Share Market Daily Outlook September 10, 2010 - 8:13am The Australian share market has received mixed leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street and European indices rising on strengthening US economic data, but oil and gold prices fell. Morning trade on the Sydney Futures Exc

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Stocks set to open firmer - Daily Outlook

Stocks set to open firmer – Daily Outlook

Australian Share Market Daily Outlook September 9, 2010 - 7:52am The Australian share market is expected to open firmer this morning after Wall Street and European markets posted gains. Morning trade on the Sydney Futures Exchange points to likely gains on the share market at opening, with

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Reserve Bank leaves rates on hold

Reserve Bank leaves rates on hold

The Reserve Bank decided to leave the official cash rate unchanged for the fourth consecutive month today at it's monthly board meeting. Continued concerns about the global economic recovery and the lack of an excessively high inflation rate meant the RBA's decision to keep the official cash rate un

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Stocks set for flat start ahead of rates decision - Daily Outlook

Stocks set for flat start ahead of rates decision – Daily Outlook

Australian Share Market Daily Outlook September 7, 2010 - 8:17am The Australian share market is expected to open flat this morning ahead of the RBA's decision on interest rates this afternoon. Wall Street was closed on Monday for a public holiday, while European markets finished firmer. Mor

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Stocks set to rise after offshore gains - Daily Outlook

Stocks set to rise after offshore gains – Daily Outlook

Australian Share Market Daily Outlook September 6, 2010 - 8:27am The Australian share market has received strong, positive leads as overseas markets continued to post gains in Friday trade. Saturday morning trade on the Sydney Futures Exchange points to a likely jumpĀ on the share market a

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