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Savings.com.au's Dom and Denise discuss the latest Australian financial news and speak with special guests from leading financial institutions and positions of power, picking their brains on the latest talking points in the economy and personal finance.
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Dominic BeattieEditor
Dominic Beattie is the Editor of Savings.com.au, Group Editor for the wider InfoChoice Group, and host of The Savings Tip Jar podcast alongside Brooke Cooper. Dominic has more than a decade's experience in the finance media sector, joining Savings.com.au in 2018 to spearhead its launch as a financial comparison service and dedicated source of consumer finance news and guides.
Denise RawardSenior Finance Journalist
Denise Raward is a senior journalist with an interest in macroeconomics, property, and personal finances. She has worked extensively across mainstream media organisations and lectured at Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University, and Bond University. She holds a Bachelor of Business - Communication, a Master of Arts, and RG 146 financial certification in Generic Knowledge, Securities, and Regulation. Joining Savings.com.au in January 2024, Denise strives to deliver financial information in everyday language to help Australians to better understand how to manage their own – and their families' – ongoing financial health.
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Savings.com.au provides general information and comparison services to help you make informed financial decisions. We do not cover every product or provider in the market. Our service is free to you because we receive compensation from product providers for sponsored placements, advertisements, and referrals. Importantly, these commercial relationships do not influence our editorial integrity.
For more detailed information, please refer to our How We Get Paid, Managing Conflicts of Interest, and Editorial Guidelines pages.
At Savings.com.au, we are passionate about helping Australians make informed financial decisions. Our dedicated editorial team works tirelessly to provide you with accurate, relevant, and unbiased information. We pride ourselves on maintaining a strict separation between our editorial and commercial teams, ensuring that the content you read is based purely on merit and not influenced by commercial interests.
Learn more about our commitment to editorial integrity in our Editorial Guidelines.
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We strive to cover a broad range of products, providers, and services; however, we do not cover the entire market. Products in our comparison tables are sorted based on various factors, including product features, interest rates, fees, popularity, and commercial arrangements.
Some products will be marked as promoted, featured or sponsored and may appear prominently in the tables regardless of their attributes.
Additionally, certain products may present forms designed to refer you to associated companies (e.g. our mortgage broker partner) who may be able to assist you with products from the brand you selected. We may receive a fee for this referral.
You can customise your search using our sorting and filtering tools to prioritise what matters most to you, although we do not compare all features and some results associated with commercial arrangements may still appear.
For more details, visit How We Get Paid and Managing Conflicts of Interest.
For home loans, the base criteria include a $500,000 loan amount over 30 years. For car loans, the base criteria include a $30,000 loan over 5 years. For personal loans, the base criteria include a $20,000 loan over 5 years. These rates are only examples and may not include all fees and charges.
*For home loans, the comparison rate is based on a $150,000 loan over 25 years. *For car and personal loans, the comparison rate is based on a $30,000 loan over 5 years. Warning: these comparison rates are true only for the examples shown and may not include all fees and charges. Different terms, fees or other loan amounts might result in a different comparison rate.
Monthly repayment figures are estimates that exclude fees. These estimates are based on the advertised rates for the specified term and loan amount. Actual repayments will depend on your circumstances and interest rate changes.
Monthly repayments, once the base criteria are altered by the user, will be based on the selected products’ advertised rates and determined by the loan amount, repayment type, loan term and LVR as input by the user/you.
Savings.com.au is proudly part of the InfoChoice Group, which includes InfoChoice.com.au, YourMortgage.com.au, and YourInvestmentPropertyMag.com.au. The InfoChoice Group is associated with the Firstmac Group.
We may include products and services from loans.com.au, CarLoans.com.au, and OnlineAuto.com.au, all associated with the Firstmac Group. Importantly, these brands are treated like any other commercial partner.
Learn more about how we manage conflicts of interest.
The information provided by Savings.com.au is general in nature and does not take into account your personal objectives, financial situation, or needs. We recommend seeking independent financial advice before making any financial decisions. Before acquiring any financial product, obtain and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), Target Market Determination (TMD), and any other offer documents.
Rates and product information should be confirmed with the relevant credit provider. For more information, read Savings.com.au’s Financial Services and Credit Guide (FSCG).
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