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The king of speculation surges ahead

SHARES RACE
John Collett

Money reader Mendy Amzalak is doing it again. He has picked two highly speculative stocks that are coming up trumps.

The compromise is fairer, but there's still a double standard in the new super rules.

The double standard in the new superannuation rules

Daryl Dixon

Accumulation fund members are treated more harshly than defined benefit fund members under the new super rules.

Many Australians, especially seniors, rely on the security of term deposit rates.

Commbank slashing its term deposit rates in another sting for savers

Esther Han

The Commonwealth Bank numbed the sting of its decision to partially hold back the RBA's cash rate cut by increasing term deposit rates. Now it has unwound them.

Ask Noel: can I increase my pension by buying a jetty?

Noel Whittaker

Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.

Jane and Morgan Cook, with sons Jonathan (left) and Benjaman, save about $1000 a year by pooling data.

How families can cut their mobile data bills

John Collett

During holidays, watch that your phone costs don't grow exponentially.

The big four banks and AMP represent nearly three-quarters of the 628 "Fat Cat Funds".

Big banks and AMP dominate 'fat cat' super funds

John Collett

Bank-owned super funds dominate the ranks of "Fat Cat Funds" with high fees and poor performance, according to a new report.

Appropriate reactions to a falling market include, first of all, to sell.

What to do in a falling share market

Marcus Padley

Amuse yourself somewhere warm while you watch and wait for things to get better.

There's a big difference in the performance of super funds.

Is your super fund a dud?

John Collett

It's the time of year when super funds send annual statements for the year to June 30 to fund members. It provides the perfect opportunity to check if your fund is a dud.

From January 2017, at least 30 percent of petrol sold in QLD will have to be E10

The Sydney suburb with the most expensive petrol revealed

Lucy Cormack

How Melbourne beat Sydney in the past three months.

You can still wear a hardhat in the workplace of the future, but you will need to perform non-routine tasks to survive, ...

How to beat the robots and find the right job

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

New research by the Reserve Bank has revealed the essential skill we all must learn to survive in the workplace of the future.

BHP Billiton's giant Escondida mine in Chile.

BHP and Rio are understating profits

Gaurav Sodhi

Analysts don't get it. Now that the mining boom is over, the two big miners are much more profitable than they look.

The market threw a tantrum over the US Federal Reserve's decision to wind down quantitative easing.

Motley Fool: Ignore market tantrums over central bank policies

Scott Phillips

Markets behave illogically about interest-rate moves and expect central bankers to signal their every move.

Most small businesses would appreciate government assistance but not necessarily in the form of tax cuts.

Cutting company tax for small business is 'stupid': Noel Whittaker

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.