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Money

Hospitality homes

Barbara Drury Home owners are earning extra cash by putting their spare rooms up on the holiday rental market.

Tax matters when it comes to homestays

Barbara Drury Renting out your spare room is a great way to earn some extra income but there may be tax to pay.

Super: Protecting the interests of the uninterested

Care a worry as retirement looms

Money's weekly Morningstar tables

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Features

Quirky investments

Holey sound decisions

James Cockington Although the connection is not immediately obvious, the Macquarie Group's logo is based on the holey dollar, Australia's first coin.

Classified: Seek and ye shall profit

Rod Myer Online job-ads group SEEK has been one of the more spectacular winners in the massive refashioning of the media sector.

The means test means …

Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker The deal on how much you'll pay for your aged care is about to change.

Mum's the word for parental leave

Mark Bouris The Coalition's new paid parental leave scheme - starting from July 1, 2015 - will pay a replacement wage up to an annual salary of $150,000, funded by a levy on the 3000 biggest employers.

Whatever else, this is no property boom

David Potts With property prices all the talk, you would think they were inflating into a bubble before the Reserve Bank's very eyes.

How to lighten your load

Melissa Browne A month-long financial cleansing can work wonders on the pocket, so give it a try in October.

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Intelligent Investor

China at the crossroads

David Llewellyn-Smith How long can China keep buying Australian bulk commodities hand over fist?

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Regulation called for to oversee SMSFs

John Collett ASIC and the new government need to consider bringing property spruikers who recommend self-managed super funds inside the licensing net.

Ask Noel

Waiting for the right time to sell

Each week, financial adviser and international best-selling author Noel Whittaker answers your questions.

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The future is looking golden

Greg Smith SIlver Lake Resources has cut its cost and could be a low-risk entry point to the gold sector.

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Smart investor

Commercial vs residential property

Commercial investment property has many advantages over residential but its benefits come with risks.

The only way to win

Investors are human, and humans are at the mercy of their emotions. The strength to not follow the crowd can help you regularly beat the market.

The great bank bubble

Soaring share prices and a fixation on yield can lead investors into dangerous waters.

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The best way to invest

Is buying an investment property the best way to invest $500,000?

Aged pension

How can my elderly mother maximise her aged pension?

Contribution limits

Are the contribution limits changing?

Want to know how to manage your money?

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