Your checklist for tax time

Sally Patten 12:15 AM   With just three weeks to go before the end of the financial year, sprinters have limited time to get their financial affairs in order before the taxman comes calling

Accountants using offshore outsourcing

Jo Stewart 12:15 AM   Australian consumers are used to the dread offshore call centre when dealing with telcos. But would you expect your accountant to outsource your tax return to a cheap outfit overseas?

How to avoid nightmare tenants

Twelve weird items from the Pele auction

Super change that has been overlooked

Features

ASK NOEL

'Help! Aussie dollar might fall before I retire abroad'

Noel Whittaker 12:15 AM   Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers questions from readers.

MIND OVER MONEY

Why the premise of Money Monster is all too real

Caitlin Fitzsimmons 12:15 AM   The premise of Money Monster is all too plausible and it says a lot about financial literacy.

THE MOTLEY FOOL

Why Chinese want chunk of Virgin

Scott Phillips 12:15 AM   China's largest airline HNA has bought a chunk of Virgin and there are lessons for investors - but not just about airlines.

SUPER & FUNDS

Broader horizons would benefit DIY fund trustees

John Collett 12:15 AM   If you have your own super fund with a strong Australian shares bias in your portfolio, you won't have been doing that well.

INSIGHT

Why everyone should get $40,000 for nothing

Jessica Irvine 4:03 PM   What if you could eliminate poverty on the spot, while abolishing the bureaucracy of the welfare state?

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INTELLIGENT INVESTOR

Yield is now the sharemarket equivalent of catnip

John Addis 3:08 PM   Four ways that investors accustomed to double-digit returns can adjust to the new era of low interest rates and bond yields.

THE HONEST BROKER

Hybrid issues in favour despite traps

Marcus Padley 12:15 AM   Hybrid issues for the banks are flying off the shelves once again, but there are downsides for investors.

SMSF MASTERCLASS

No need to go it alone with self-managed super fund

Sam Henderson 12:15 AM   If you think obtaining professional advice is expensive, remember the cost of amateur advice could be astronomical.

MIND OVER MONEY

Why the winter sales will be better this year

Caitlin Fitzsimmons   If you feel that the winter sales are earlier and better every year, you're right. And this year the bargains will be more plentiful than usual.

Columns

MIND OVER MONEY

Why the winter sales will be better this year

Caitlin Fitzsimmons   If you feel that the winter sales are earlier and better every year, you're right. And this year the bargains will be more plentiful than usual.

MONEY MENTOR

Why you're hard-wired to lose money

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon   My three year old is climbing – then jumping off – ever taller objects. Far taller already than it's possible for my short self to reach.

ASSET CHECK

Time to reduce your tax bill

Daryl Dixon   ​With the end of the tax year looming, now's the time to implement strategies to reduce this year's taxation bills.

MONEY BRAIN

What Mount Everest's Sherpas can teach us about money

Catherine Robson   How many of us take time to consider how much money is enough?

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Q & A: Ask an Expert

YOUR QUESTIONS

Your questions: how much can we spend in retirement?

George Cochrane   Financial expert George Cochrane answers questions from readers.

ASK NOEL

What happens if I exceed the $500k super limit?

Noel Whittaker   Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers questions from readers.

YOUR QUESTIONS

Should we start a self-managed super fund?

Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.

ASK NOEL

Why are returns on insurance bonds so low?

Noel Whittaker   Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.