How to beat health insurance price hikes

John Collett   People with private health insurance will be hit from April 1 with another round of big premium rises, but there are ways for policyholders to ease the hip-pocket pain.

Features

ASSET CHECK

Preparing for the federal budget

Daryl Dixon 12:15 AM   With just over a month before the pre-election early budget, there's still time to get your affairs in order.

HEARING AIDS

The sound of silence: why hard-of-hearing retirees lack hearing aids

Kate Cowling   Hearing impaired retirees are suffering social exclusion and loneliness yet that situation is avoidable.

INSIGHT

Australian economy adrift on stranger central banking tides

Jessica Irvine   Negative interest rates could be good news for your mortgage, but bad news for your job, writes Jessica Irvine.

QUIRKY INVESTMENTS

Brooch fans follow Kate's lead

James Cockington   Famous women such as the Duchess of Cambridge and foreign minister Julie Bishop may be responsible for the revival of antique brooches.

ASK NOEL

Ask Noel: What's behind the fund names

Noel Whittaker   Noel Whittaker shares his financial wisdom answering questions from readers.

INTELLIGENT INVESTOR

The average Australian's savings: how do you compare?

Graham Witcomb   The average Australian is putting $427 under their mattress each month, according to a recent survey by Suncorp.

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MONEY BRAIN

Small change can make millions

Catherine Robson   The next time you get annoyed with the change weighing down your pockets or purse, think about doing something creative with it.

INVESTMENT 101

Can you trust the P/E ratio?

Scott Phillips   The price-earnings ration is the go-to metric for valuing companies, but it holds real risks.

ASSET CHECK

Legislating super objectives

Daryl Dixon   In response to the Murray Financial System Inquiry, the federal government is seeking to develop and introduce legislation to enshrine the objectives of the superannuation system.

Columns

MIND OVER MONEY

Why we don't save thousands on home loans

Caitlin Fitzsimmons   Are you hampered by fear of paperwork, or fear of change?

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SUPER & FUNDS

Rock-star fund managers long gone

John Collett   It doesn't seem all that long ago that some fund managers had almost rock-star status, at least among investors.

THE MOTLEY FOOL

Good investors copy, great investors steal

Scott Phillips   Make your own mistakes – or learn from others' success.

WELL HEELED

Plan for the end of the tax year

Melissa Browne   Use the last few months of the financial year to sort yourself out - at least as far as your taxes are concerned.

Q & A: Ask an Expert

ASK NOEL

Ask Noel: What's behind the fund names

Noel Whittaker   Noel Whittaker shares his financial wisdom answering questions from readers.

YOUR QUESTIONS

Your Questions: Retirement income issues

George Cochrane   George Cochrane answers readers questions on matters of finance.

ASK NOEL

When an inheritance is not a wind fall

Noel Whittaker   A reader has inherited an apartment valued at $450,000 at age 85, and could lose his part pension.

YOUR QUESTIONS

Worth moving UK savings into super?

George Cochrane   George Cochrane answers a reader's question about whether his partner should set up an Australian superannuation fund with the £1 million in savings he has in Britain.