The great Australian dream of owning a home is slipping out of reach for many, according to a new survey.

The epic Woolworths clean-up job has cost shareholders more than $4 billion in writedowns in 2016 alone.

If you believe the former executives and directors of Dick Smith, this collapse should never have happened.

Delve into the 2016 federal election with our exclusive collection of databases and interactives.

Voters are tracking back towards a situation where up to one-third choose a side other than Labor or the Coalition.

Unfortunately for investors, the new financial year won't bring an end to the market's anxious mood.

Global markets had their worst day since the global financial crisis as Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Oliver Curtis will be spending at least one year in Silverwater Prison after he was sentenced to jail for insider trading.

Australia's housing investors earned more than $50 billion in gross capital gains in 2015.

The most common path to ultra-wealth is property, with 50 of the BRW Rich 200 making their fortune from real estate.

Property developer Harry Triguboff tops the 2016 BRW Rich 200 list thanks to a surging real estate market.

The impact of the mining boom and the BRW Rich 200 can be summarised in a single figure: $24 billion.

The key to riches for women working in listed companies is to become the head of technology, operations or finance.

Delve into every major aspect of the federal budget with our exclusive Budget Explorer interactives.

A leak of 11.5 million files from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca reveals the inside workings of a shadowy financial system that allows the wealthy and powerful to hide capital around the world.

Explore the Financial Review's overview of battle to become the next President of the United States.

There was a time not so long ago when a few Australian stocks, a bit of cash and a few hybrid notes would have been enough of a spread to score you an adequate to impressive investment return.

From early March to the end of April, more than $19 billion in dividend cheques will have hit the mailboxes of Australian shareholders. Of that figure, about $3.2 billion will be paid to readers like you, members of the million-strong SMSF movement.

Smaller listed companies continue to ignore the advantages of getting some diversity on their boards and are sticking with the "stale, pale and male" directors with whom they feel so comfortable.

Some of Australia's biggest landlords have admitted a heightened level of risk surrounding their debt-laden steelmaker tenant Arrium after the company fell into administration on Thursday.

Interactive fun: See how your super balance compares to others your age and gender and income.

The ATO has published, for the first time, revenue, taxable income and tax payable for 321 private resident companies with earnings of $200 million or more and 1539 public companies with earnings of $100 million or more.

PwC highlights the various stages investors will buy in to an early stage investment and what they can expect.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his family have retrieved some of their investment in a failed tech start-up as other wealthy and famous investors face losing $100 million

How does someone who earns $500,000 a year land themselves in a situation where they are living month to month. Here's five smartphone apps to help you manage your personal wealth.

Australia will significantly expand its military capability in a $450 billion spend over the next decade in acknowledgement that the rise of China has tilted long-standing strategic balances.

These charts show why Jonathan Tepper and John Hempton believe Australia is in the midst of "one of the biggest housing bubbles in history". Read all about it, and see more charts here.

The Australian sharemarket tumbled into bear territory this week and investors, scarred from the global financial crisis, are fearing the worst, but statistics may be on their side.

So far 2016 has not been kind to investors in the world's biggest banks. They've borne the brunt of the brutal January sell-off, and Aussie banks have been slammed too.

Start-up whizz to venture capitalist. The future is where Paul Bassat says he lives too much. "The restless person thinks about the future, which is the mode I'm in," he says.