http://www.xfinance.com.au/ X Finance en Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:32:00 GMT Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:32:00 GMT info@xfinance.com.au info@xfinance.com.au http://www.xfinance.com.au/prevention-is-always-better-than-cure/ Computer Maintenance - Prevention is always better than cure; even for your PC! It is said that prevention is always better than cure. In this day and age spouting lines... http://www.xfinance.com.au/prevention-is-always-better-than-cure/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/prevention-is-always-better-than-cure/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:32:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/lenders-insisting-on-5-genuine-savings-for-home-buyers/ Since the global financial crisis (GFC) struck on the back of the US lead sub-prime mortgage crisis, lenders have tightened their lending criteria. So before you apply for a home... http://www.xfinance.com.au/lenders-insisting-on-5-genuine-savings-for-home-buyers/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/lenders-insisting-on-5-genuine-savings-for-home-buyers/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:05:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/aussie-banks-safe-from-shock/ Australian banks could survive an economic contraction the size of the 1990s recession, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has revealed. According to a report in the Australian Financial Review, APRA... http://www.xfinance.com.au/aussie-banks-safe-from-shock/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/aussie-banks-safe-from-shock/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:02:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/banks-profit-from-exit-fees/ Banks made $5bn in establishment and exit fees last year from customers switching from fixed to variable rate loans. "The increase in housing fee income was driven by establishment and... http://www.xfinance.com.au/banks-profit-from-exit-fees/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/banks-profit-from-exit-fees/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/unemployment-fall-puts-pressure-on-rates/ A sharper than expected fall in unemployment could pressure the RBA to increase rates at its next meeting. Unemployment fell by a seasonally adjusted .2% to 5.2% in May, defying... http://www.xfinance.com.au/unemployment-fall-puts-pressure-on-rates/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/unemployment-fall-puts-pressure-on-rates/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 03:59:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/rule-of-thumb/ Just sometime ago I watched Sir Richard Branson saying on TV that he did all his business deals on a rule of thumb basis and that only later accountants were... http://www.xfinance.com.au/rule-of-thumb/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/rule-of-thumb/ Fri, 30 May 2008 11:22:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/the-culture-of-poverty/ We in Australia live in such prosperity, there is so much money going around, even for some meaningless activities such as fishing the Marlin or golfing. I think most people... http://www.xfinance.com.au/the-culture-of-poverty/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/the-culture-of-poverty/ Sat, 24 May 2008 11:17:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/effort-to-pay-rate/ If you get paid by the hour for your work, do you know how much effort you are supposed to outlay? I suppose the practical answer is: as much as... http://www.xfinance.com.au/effort-to-pay-rate/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/effort-to-pay-rate/ Fri, 23 May 2008 11:02:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/long-term-investing/ The purpose of investing often gets people confused. Most people think of making a quick buck and exiting the market. Yet, investing could be seen differently. There are at least... http://www.xfinance.com.au/long-term-investing/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/long-term-investing/ Fri, 23 May 2008 10:59:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/i-believe-in-high-turnover-businesses/ When I go through Marrickville in my bus back from work I always observe the businesses around. Most of them seem to be quite profitable and well run. Interestingly enough... http://www.xfinance.com.au/i-believe-in-high-turnover-businesses/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/i-believe-in-high-turnover-businesses/ Fri, 16 May 2008 12:25:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/powerlessness-and-undeservedness/ In its most classic book "Think and Grow Rich" Napoleon Hill 1 lists the fears that in his view affect most people: poverty, criticism, ill health, lost love, old age... http://www.xfinance.com.au/powerlessness-and-undeservedness/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/powerlessness-and-undeservedness/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:07:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/two-international-debt-crises-a-lesson-from-history/ Sometimes history repeats itself and then it's for the ones who study its meanders to take advantage of it and come up with better solutions for current problems. Such is... http://www.xfinance.com.au/two-international-debt-crises-a-lesson-from-history/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/two-international-debt-crises-a-lesson-from-history/ Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:00:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/saving-wealth-and-the-rat-race/ Do you ever feel lured to save your money? If you do, you will consider that there are at least three purposes with regards to saving: (1) saving to buy... http://www.xfinance.com.au/saving-wealth-and-the-rat-race/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/saving-wealth-and-the-rat-race/ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:57:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/the-trouble-with-commuting/ We live in a time of central business districts, industrial parks and hubs of every kind. These realities are now-a-days accepted uncritically, as if they were indispensable or had always... http://www.xfinance.com.au/the-trouble-with-commuting/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/the-trouble-with-commuting/ Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:25:00 GMT http://www.xfinance.com.au/investing-in-the-stock-market-lesson-4/ Styles of investing The most basic principle of investing is to buy low and sell high. Some people, judging by the prices they pay, need remembering this principle. In fact... http://www.xfinance.com.au/investing-in-the-stock-market-lesson-4/#comments http://www.xfinance.com.au/investing-in-the-stock-market-lesson-4/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:18:00 GMT