Paul Clitheroe

Paul Clitheroe AM is Money's founder and editorial adviser. He is one of Australia's leading financial voices, responsible for bringing financial insight to Australians through personal finance books, the Money TV show, and this publication, which he established in 1999. Paul is the chair of Ecstra, an independent charitable foundation building financial wellbeing of Australians. He is chairman of InvestSMART Financial Services, and was chair of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board and Financial Literacy Australia from 2004 to 2019. He is the chair of Financial Literacy at Macquarie University where he is also a Professor with the School of Business and Economics.

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Ask Paul: I’m desperate to go caravanning, should I sell my house to pay for it?

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Lou is desperate to go caravanning with her dogs and is considering selling the house to pay for her adventure, but Paul Clitheroe has a different suggestion.

Ask Paul: Our school P&C raised $40k, where should we invest it?

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Amanda's school P&C group raised $43,000. It's locked in a term deposit at 0.5% but is there a better investment for a lump sum like this?

Ask Paul: I have five years left to live, how should I provide for my family?

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With just five years left to live, Geoff wants to make sure his wife and children are provided for when he's gone.

Ask Paul: Help, my husband and I are disagreeing over money

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Luisa and her husband recently inherited $500,000. After paying off their mortgage and credit card debt, he's panicking they don't have enough money to retire.

Ask Paul: When will property prices stop going up?

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"Are we just kidding ourselves by thinking this trend has to stop at some point?" Frustrated with soaring property prices, Abbey has turned to Paul Clitheroe.

Ask Paul: We have $300k in the bank and don’t know what to do with it

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Clint saved up $300,000 after paying off his home. Now, he tells Paul Clitheroe, he can't stop worrying about what to do with that money.

Ask Paul: Where should I invest my $30k compo payout?

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Alison is set to receive a $40,000 compensation payout. After paying off $10,000 in credit card debt, what should she do with the rest?

Ask Paul: Should we close our redraw to get the title deed to our home?

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Miia and her husband own their home outright. Should they close the investment loan facility on the property to get their hands on the title deed?

Ask Paul: We paid $6000 for an ‘investment diamond’

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Cathy and Gary invested in a $6000 diamond. Now in their late 70s, they want to sell it but how?

Ask Paul: Should I buy another rental or pay off debt?

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Reader Paul has zero equity in his investment property and owes $38,000 on his home. Should he pay down debt or buy another rental?
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