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Ask Paul: Should I cash out P2P investments to top up offset?

Should Kerry use the interest from his peer-to-peer lending investments to top up his mortgage payments, or close the P2P and bulk up his offset account?

How to invest if you want to send your kids to private school

Considering sending your kids to a private school? Private education can cost families $450,000 from kindergarten to Year 12 - for each child.

Mortgage holidays are ending – what to do if you can’t afford to pay

With JobKeeper ending in March and mortgage holidays coming to an end, what options are there for Aussies who can't afford their home loan payments?

Ask Paul: Should we keep our old house as an investment property?

Reader Paul is about to build a new house. Should he and his wife sell their townhouse to become debt-free or hang onto it as an investment property?

Ask Paul: Should I take money out of our offset account to buy gold?

Luke has $60,000 in offset against his family home but he's unhappy with the return. Should he cash it out and buy gold and silver bullion instead?

Five creative ways to start transferring money to your kids and grandkids

Want to help out your grown kids financially without just handing them a pile of cash? You could transfer it directly to their mortgage offset account.

Ask Paul: We have $100k in offset, should we buy property or shares?

With $100,000 in offset against their home, Nick and his wife are keen to start investing. "If your work is not secure, I'd be hanging onto your cash," says Paul.

Ask Paul: Is my non-bank mortgage offset protected?

Martin is concerned that his offset account at a non-bank is at risk. Is it protected under the government's financial claims scheme?

‘We went about it the wrong way’: ME Bank reverses redraw decision

ME Bank has reversed its decision to slash home loan redraw limits just days after coming under fire from customers.

ME Bank saga: is it okay for banks to slash redraw balances?

ME Bank has come under fire after customers received letters telling them the redraw balances on their mortgages had been significantly cut without any warning.
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