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Alex Ritchie Personal Finance Writer

Alex is a personal finance writer and PR professional at RateCity, and has been writing about finance for over three years. She is passionate about closing the gender pay and superannuation gap, and aims to help young Aussies to overcome their financial apathy and better manage their finances. Alex has been published in numerous print and online outlets, including Money Magazine, Lifehacker Australia, and Business Insider.

Articles by Alex Ritchie
311 articles written by this author
Home Loans

Sydney and Melbourne property market driving national price growth

In good news for homeowners looking to sell, and bad news for would-be-buyers, national residential property prices are rising again.

Alex Ritchie
Dec 10, 2019( 3 min read )
Home Loans

Buying your first home? Here are four things you need to watch out for

A growing number of first home buyers are rushing to join the property market, lured in by historically low rates. But they may not be looking at the whole picture.

Alex Ritchie
Dec 7, 2019( 7 min read )
Bank Accounts

RateCity's gift card review

RateCity's 2019 comprehensive gift card review. Compare expiry dates, fees and the nice bits.

Alex Ritchie
Dec 3, 2019( 6 min read )
Home Loans

Stuck with a bank you don’t like? There may be a psychological reason

Consumer inertia may be the reason why millions of Aussies choose to stay with their bank, even if it refuses to pass on a full RBA-led rate cut or charges higher than average fees.

Alex Ritchie
Nov 28, 2019( 3 min read )
Savings Accounts

5 easy ways to save hundreds by Christmas

Here are a few ways you can inject some extra cash into your savings account this holiday season.

Alex Ritchie
Nov 25, 2019( 4 min read )
Home Loans

How the major banks know if you can afford a home loan

Banks do not usually advertise their interest rate floors, but RateCity research can reveal the floors of some major banks.

Alex Ritchie
Nov 19, 2019( 2 min read )
Superannuation

From Bondi to Cranbourne: postcodes with most missing super revealed

New ATO data reveals the postcodes with the highest amount of lost and unclaimed super account values.

Alex Ritchie
Nov 17, 2019( 3 min read )
Savings Accounts

Looking to get cash out? Over 1000 ATMs cut across Australia

With the growing interest in online banking services, it may not be surprising to learn that the number of ATMs and branches is shrinking.

Alex Ritchie
Oct 29, 2019( 4 min read )
Savings Accounts

Savers suffer as big banks cut bonus rates

ANZ and NAB have today cut the interest rates on their savings accounts on the back of last week’s cut to the cash rate, affecting millions of customers. 

Alex Ritchie
Oct 10, 2019( 4 min read )
Home Loans

Suncorp, HSBC & Bankwest: who’s cut home loan rates so far?

Two days on from the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to cut rates, and we've only seen a small group of lenders announce rate cuts.

Alex Ritchie
Oct 3, 2019( 2 min read )
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