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INVESTMENT 101
Stawell Gift winner Talia's $4.5m prize
The payday for winning the Stawell Gift footrace is impressive for a 15-year-old – but even more ...
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Don't fall for fraud
It's April Fool's Day this week, but some tricks are nastier than others. Money shows you how to ...
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HER MONEY
Her Money: Navigating joint finances
Joint finances are fine, but assumptions about joint finances are a big problem.
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Get smart about your mobile phone
Australians love their smartphones. With the release of new premium handsets from Apple and ...
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SHARES RACE
Shares Racers get their geek on
The all-female round of the Shares Race has concluded, with many contestants rewarded for tipping ...
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How to beat health insurance price hikes
People with private health insurance will be hit from April 1 with another round of big premium ...
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HER MONEY
Helping your parents with aged care
It pays to check out care options sooner rather than later.
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Rewards card benefits losing their punch
If you are beginning to feel that your rewards card is not as rewarding as it used to be, you could ...
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NOEL WHITTAKER
A sting in the fairytale ending
A cautionary tale about why both partners should be engaged in the family finances, and you should ...
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Can Gen Y ever get ahead?
Kendall Sutton is a typical member of Generation Y. He'll be starting his career late, with a ...
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Millennials wary of negative gearing
Despite negative gearing enabling individual wealth creation, Millennials are wary of living beyond ...
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Nevermind, Gen X is doing fine
In 2016, we've forgotten about Winona Ryder and Kurt Cobain and spend our time wondering how we'll ...
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INSURANCE
How to rate your life insurance policy
Life insurance is the most complex financial product that most consumers are ever going to buy.
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HER MONEY
Women's biggest money mistakes
Women need to understand the household balance sheet and take an interest in their finances.
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MIND OVER MONEY
Pay gap starts with pocket money
Pocket money can be a force for good, but we're letting our girls down.
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SHARES
What investors should know about IPOs
It can be hard to tell which IPOs are going to succeed and grow, and which will crash and burn.
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NOEL WHITTAKER
Women need to focus on super returns
It's well known that most women retire with less superannuation than most men, but some "solutions" ...
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HOME LOANS
How to find a mortgage bargain
Are you the "ideal" mortgage borrower? If, so, lenders want your business.
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Millennials, step away from the credit card!
Millennials snapping up credit cards in order to get a credit history should be aware that credit ...
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BOURIS ON MONEY
A super exemption for low earners
The economic idea that most intrigues me is the exempting of low-income workers from the ...
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ASSET CHECK
How lower company tax would hurt Australian investors
Reducing the company tax rate will increase the income tax payable by resident investors.
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NOEL WHITTAKER
Time to spruce up your portfolio with international shares
It's a challenging time to be an investor – the Australian dollar has rebounded and stockmarkets ...
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Banks' secret mortgage rates
Banks prefer to keep an aura of mystery around some key information that would help borrowers make ...
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THE HONEST BROKER
Truth about long-term investment and black swans
Certainty sells but reality is uncertain, making long-term investment arrogant.
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INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
Top fund managers fight it out
Warren Buffett warned investors not to "bet against America" in his latest shareholder letter but ...
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INSIGHT
Light at end of tunnel after resources bust
Roughly five years into the mining slump, the economy is not falling in a heap, writes Clancy ...
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TIP OF THE WEEK
Funeral insurance is a waste of money
Don't buy funeral insurance - it can cost twice the amount of an actual funeral.
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DIY SUPER
Borrowing to buy property in your SMSF?
Self-managed super fund borrowing may not be a problem for the government, however it's likely to ...
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THE MOTLEY FOOL
Don't be stationary, get a Smiggle on
When we think about Aussie world-beaters, not many people think about stationery. We should.
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SUPER & FUNDS
More to a super fund's returns than its size
The great divide in the performances of super funds is between not-for-profit and retail funds and ...
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QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
1899 Melbourne Cup trophy up for grabs
Fewer than 10 19th-century racing trophies are known to survive.
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Meet Rebecca, the average Aussie
If you'll forgive the personal question, have you ever felt you were not quite normal?
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INVESTMENT 101
Buying shares? Check these numbers
No single metric is enough, but these four should help you narrow the field.
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BOURIS ON MONEY
Fire up your savings strategy
With interest rates low, it seems some people are using the opportunity to save towards their goals.
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NOEL WHITTAKER
Straight talk on interest rates
The present low rates are the gift that keeps on giving, and borrowers now should be celebrating.
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ASSET CHECK
Preparing for the federal budget
With just over a month before the pre-election early budget, there's still time to get your affairs ...
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HEARING AIDS
The sound of silence: why hard-of-hearing retirees lack hearing aids
Hearing impaired retirees are suffering social exclusion and loneliness yet that situation is ...
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QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
Brooch fans follow Kate's lead
Famous women such as the Duchess of Cambridge and foreign minister Julie Bishop may be responsible ...