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Maintain current repayments

FALLING interest rates give borrowers a chance to shorten the term of their loan.

Meeting those final bills

AUSTRALIA'S aging population means we may have to get comfortable with talking about what to do after someone dies.
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Déjà vu for technology investors

OLDER investors could be forgiven for having a sense of de ja vu on hearing the news that Facebook is expected to float at $100billion, writes Julian Knight.
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Stocks have best January in years

The UK January purchasing managers' index for manufacturing came out yesterday and surprised by climbing from 49.7 in December to 52.1. Any reading over 50 suggests growth and this is the highest since last May.

WHISPER it low, but stock markets around the world have had the best January for 18 years, writes Hamish McRae.
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Consumers must choose carefully

PERSONAL loans are going head-to-head with credit cards in the battle for debt consolidation. For consumers, the trick is to choose carefully.

Big hearts at economic forum

And it's not just governments that are attuned to the need to cut out the excess at a time when global unemployment is heaped as high as this year's record snowfall in Davos.

SOMETHING changed in the delegates of the World Economic Forum this year: a powerful sense of social responsibility has kindled in their hearts, writes Ben Chu.
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Offset account is the way forward

ANYBODY who intends to retain their original home and move to a new one, should have an offset account attached to their home loan.

Clear the cards now, or in 30 years

IT'S scary to think you could still be paying for those 2011 festive season purchases in the year 2041.
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Re-energise your resolutions

WE ARE now more than halfway through January – how are your New Year’s Resolutions going?

Getting your finances in shape

If you’re concerned about rising living costs in 2012, it’s worth embarking on a savings plan.

A NEW Year provides the incentive to sweep a new broom through many areas of our lives, and there’s no better place to start than with your household finances.
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Investors challange Zuckerberg

MARK Zuckerberg's tight control over Facebook is under assault from shareholders even before his social networking giant joins the public market.

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