Meet the families leaving the big smoke
Sylvia Pennington 12:15 AM Moving to a country town can seem like an attractive alternative to stratospheric real estate prices and high stress living in the city, but are there hidden costs involved?
How Jo tackled her $20k credit card debt
Sally Patten and Larissa Ham 4:03 PM Credit cards are an areas where the debt figures can be mind-boggling.
Does Australia really have a housing shortage?
Investors are banking on it
Stawell Gift winner Talia's $4.5m prize
Features
SCAMS
$5m lost in spate of phone fraud
Leo D'Angelo Fisher Criminals preying on elderly people with an elaborate telephone scam have defrauded them of a total of $5 million in the past six months.
MIND OVER MONEY
Is secret spending a big deal?
Caitlin Fitzsimmons 12:15 AM Money can cause difficulties in relationships.
ASK NOEL
Should we sell a property to avoid capital gains tax?
Noel Whittaker 12:15 AM Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers questions from readers.
SUPER & FUNDS
Don't be disillusioned by super savings of the wealthy
John Collett 12:15 AM It can be demoralising to see how the wealthy are accumulating massive amounts of money in their super.
QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
Italian '80s furniture is cool again
James Cockington 11:29 AM Modern design, especially furniture, appears to be the boom category in 2016.
WELL HEELED
How to claim a handbag as a tax deduction
Melissa Browne 12:15 AM Handbags can be tax deductible if you use them for work, but the Tax Office is fussy about documentation.
THE MOTLEY FOOL
Is fintech a boom or a bubble?
Scott Phillips 12:15 AM It's the new buzzword, but these things don't always end well.
INTELLIGENT INVESTOR
Checklist for selecting shares
Graham Witcomb 12:15 AM "Under conditions of complexity, not only are checklists a help, they are required for success."
ASSET CHECK
How lower company tax would hurt Australian investors
Daryl Dixon Reducing the company tax rate will increase the income tax payable by resident investors.
Columns
MIND OVER MONEY
Is secret spending a big deal?
Caitlin Fitzsimmons 12:15 AM Money can cause difficulties in relationships.
SUPER & FUNDS
Don't be disillusioned by super savings of the wealthy
John Collett 12:15 AM It can be demoralising to see how the wealthy are accumulating massive amounts in their super.
HER MONEY
Dealing with credit card debt
Sally Patten and Larissa Ham 4:03 PM Credit cards are an areas where the debt figures can be mind-boggling.
INSIGHT
Does Australia really have a housing shortage?
Jessica Irvine 11:00 AM Scarcity is the fundamental economic problem.
Q & A: Ask an Expert
ASK NOEL
Should we sell a property to avoid capital gains tax?
Noel Whittaker 12:15 AM Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers questions from readers.
YOUR QUESTIONS
How Centrelink treats frozen assets
George Cochrane Financial expert George Cochrane answers questions from readers.
ASK NOEL
A bequest of CommBank shares
Noel Whittaker Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers personal finance and investment questions from readers.
YOUR QUESTIONS
Help, I'm living in genteel poverty!
George Cochrane George Cochrane answers a question from a reader struggling while helping her adult son.
