YEAR AHEAD
Economic trends to watch in 2014
Daniel Altman Oodles of oil, the price of rice and Japan rising ... trends to shape our financial future.
12 ways to invest better in 2014
Richard Evans The bad habits you need to kick and the good ones you need to acquire for your finances to flourish in the New Year.
JOINT ASSETS: Financial bullying can hurt couples
BERNIE BOUNCE: Charities rise from ashes of Madoff swindle
SUPER: Betting on a will to power retirement
Tools & Guides More tools & guides
Features
BUGS ARE BACK
Still lots of reasons to hold gold
John Ficenec The market price of gold might have fallen but hoarding it is approaching record levels.
LOOKING BACK
Raise your glass to a very good year
John Collett Rates are low, super's soaring and the dollar's no longer too high. All in all 2013 wasn't half bad.
TAPER TALK
Bernanke kicks of the Santa rally
David Potts What does Ben Bernanke's announcement of a tapering of the US stimulus package mean for the local sharemarket?
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
Game changer in decision to opt for SMSF
Richard Livingston It makes sense to control your own super fund if you limit your costs to 1 per cent.
SMSFs
Banks seek slice of the DIY action
Katherine Jimenez The big four banks are engaged in a $500 billion battle for control of the self-managed super funds market.
BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS
Investment advice a gift to generations
John Collett There is nothing like the Christmas holidays for sinking your teeth into a book or two that helps with the finances.
THE 'HONEST' BROKER
20 simple steps to a share trading fortune
Marcus Padley Here, condensed into a few easy-to-digest dot points, is all you need to know about the sharemarket.
BILL SHOCK
Protect yourself when buying for Christmas
Rosie Murray-West Parents may end up paying a hefty price if they don't ensure that presents for their children have the right caps and blocks in place.
QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
Dig deep in Aladdin's caves
James Cockington Why not get that special someone something offbeat they can keep for a decade and then, hopefully, sell for a small profit.
Columns More columns
ASK NOEL
Balancing baby and mortgage
Noel Whittaker We earn a combined salary of $160,000 a year and are starting a family soon. What is the best way to manage our $680,000 home loan?
GETTING STARTED
Trend finally going in right direction
David Potts Lost in the fact that economists have been cutting their forecasts for next year is that they still expect growth to improve.
INSIGHT
Battling against the online tide
Clancy Yeates The rapid rise of online retail has been looking a lot less spectacular in recent months.
HOT STOCK
Greencross credentials can only get stronger
Greg Smith It's not just the proposed Petbarn tie-up that makes veterinery services provider worth a punt.
