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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What to remember when all you can see is falling property prices

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Right now we all see falling property prices. This is long overdue and watching the media turn from "property prices to boom" to "property prices to bust" does cause me to laugh out loud.

Ask Paul: I’m 26, should I buy another investment property?

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Emma wants to know if she should buy another investment property. That's where Paul Clitheroe comes in, with a lesson about diversification.

Ask Paul: My sister and I inherited a Sydney unit – what now?

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Stephanie and her sister have vastly different financial situations and they've just inherited a unit from their grandmother.

Ask Paul: What’s next – property, shares, super or mortgage?

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With a young family, should Tanya and her husband focus on paying off their home, topping up super, buying shares or an investment property?

Ask Paul: Should I buy a property before I turn 65 so I can get the pension?

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Still renting at 61, Alison has been advised to buy a home before she reaches retirement age in order to qualify for the pension.

Ask Paul: Help, my war injuries could force me out of work

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Darryl is worried that war injuries from his time in the army will force him out of work in the next eight years, and he doesn't want to make mistakes with his money.

Ask Paul: We have debt, no assets, and will soon come into $3 million

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Chris and his disabled wife are raising four kids on $100,000 a year, and will soon come into $3 million. Should they invest the lot and borrow to buy a home?

Ask Paul: Sell investment property to pay off my home loan?

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With a new development likely to drive down the value of his investment property, Robert asks Paul Clitheroe if it's time to sell.

Ask Paul: I’ll lose $50,000 in franking credits under Labor

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Thomas will lose $50,000 in franking credits if Labor is elected. The big question: what alternatives does he have to maintain his income?

Ask Paul: Our super fund is terrible and we’ll never have enough to retire

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With a super fund that is charging the same amount in fees as they contribute each year, Lyn and her husband are worried they can never afford to retire.
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