Money features
Motley Fool: Ignore market tantrums over central bank policies
Markets behave illogically about interest-rate moves and expect central bankers to signal their every move.
Cutting company tax for small business is 'stupid': Noel Whittaker
A crazy idea that looks like getting up was based on the notion that government could give small business a much-needed boost by cutting their company tax.
Nicole helps ... with a mortgage masterclass
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon has a new column tackling consumer finance issues.
Mendy's Midas touch
One Money reader has taken a seemingly unassailable lead in week two.
Are my self-managed super fund investments safe?
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
'A fascinating coin': Macquarie's Holey Dollars showcased online
When Lachlan Macquarie faced a cash crisis, he created the Holey Dollars.
Super compromise fair and logical
Top marks to the government for dumping the deeply flawed proposal to introduce a backdated lifetime $500,000 non-concessional contributions cap.
Super makes sense
The superannuation system is a tax system, and as annoyed as we are about changes, governments do change tax policy.
Why credit card interest rates are so high
If the Reserve Bank's official cash rate is 1.5 per cent and you can borrow for a home at 4.4 per cent, why are credit rates as high as 21 per cent?
Making six figures? Chances are you've saved nothing
It's hard to feel sorry for someone making six figures, but a new survey attempts to drum up some sympathy for the deflated bank accounts of these high rollers. See, the more you earn, the more you spend.
The perils of timing the market for investors
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' emails.
What you can do if you're facing compulsory acquisition
Advice for people who lose their homes at the hands of their own government.
Government mulls national default super scheme to save $1.5b
The Turnbull government is considering a radical shakeup of Australia's superannuation system that would pit banks and industry funds against each other for the right to manage the deposits of every new entrant for at least two years.
The $25,000 hit to women in the super backdown
The compromise over superannuation includes a delay in the plans to let people roll over their concessional contributions, which will hurt carers, particularly women.
Five ways to know you're a good investor
We all get lucky investing from time to time. Here's how to know whether your results are from skill or luck.
The Money guide to shacking up with your partner
There can be unexpected tax and financial consequences of a couple moving in together.
Two of everything is for zookeepers, not investors
One of the biggest challenges for investors is engaging our rational brains and banishing our emotions.
Households hoarding $40b of unwanted items as secondhand economy booms
Hannah Richardson is one of the more than one in two Australians who regularly sell secondhand items.
Rivals sink teeth into new Medibank carrot
Australia's biggest private health insurer Medibank Private has joined many of its peers in offering free annual dental checkups for its 2.7 million 'extras' policyholders.
Shares Race Week 1: Money reader off the blocks
The surprise winner of the last Shares Race has set a formidable lead in the first week of a fresh contest.
How to find more comfort, by having less stuff
When we feel out of control or uncertain about the future we feel anxious.
What do Australians really spend on their weddings?
Whenever you read a story on the cost of weddings, it comes with an alarmingly large number. You should take that with a grain of salt.