Money features
Dramatic finish to Shares Race
The Australian Financial Review's Phil Baker, after seemingly having the Shares Race wrapped up, has been overtaken in a dramatic finale to the contest.
Nicole helps: fix a broken credit score
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon commences a new weekly consumer finance help column, focused on helping readers with their money woes.
Is it fair for my shares to be consolidated?
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Transition to retirement pensions retain appeal
The government plans to remove the tax-free status of all income received by transition to retirement funds from next July, but they still have some benefits.
Why going cashless is the next next moral challenge
Reckon we're cashless? Think again.
Depreciating assets can help pensioners
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
The best CEOs you may not know
True success or failure should really be measured only after a chief executive has been in the chair for five years or more - preferably 10.
Why we need guard rails for our financial life
How do you place a financial guard rail? You become accountable, you put in place rules and boundaries.
Expect more cranes: apartment glut to dampen market
If you think there are a lot of cranes on the city skyline these days, expect to see even more of them.
Super will be Turnbull's key test: Grattan Institute
The Grattan Institute has identified superannuation as the most important test of Malcolm Turnbull's leadership.
Five reasons we don't have a retirement savings crisis
There are powerful vested interests pushing the idea that Australians need to save more for retirement.
Your guide to capital gains tax on the family home
Capital gains tax on the family home is not to difficult to understand if you take it step by step.
'Put a pen through the clauses you don't like'
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Malaysia and Mexico are beating Australia in income-protection take-up
Take-up of car insurance sits at about 83 per cent in Australia, but only 27 per cent of people have protected their most important asset.
How dads teach dollar sense
Jim Buda thinks he was a bit "delinquent" in teaching his children about money, but now he's gone into business with his daughter Bella.
AFR's Baker opens up commanding lead
It is week three of the shares race and the AFR's Phil Baker has hit a purple patch.
Tax cuts to flow after backdown
Asked why it had backed down, the ATO said though a spokeswoman it had made a political judgement.
The financial spring clean that will save you $7500
How to turn messy money into tidy profit without lifting more than a few fingers.