Money features
Retirees have little reason to save under the new pension rules
The changes in the asset test for the pension come at the same time as official interest rates and conservative investment returns are at historic low levels.
Tough start to the six-week Shares Race
Maca helps one tipster take an early lead.
How one family fought the government on aged care fees and won
There is a ludicrous situation caused by the government's inability to get Centrelink and the aged care authorities on the same page - but you may be able to force a different outcome.
The legal minefield of winding up a DIY super fund
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Motley Fool: What's a defensive investor to do?
China hasn't had a hard landing, property keeps rising, and cash returns are low ... it's been an expensive time to be a defensive investor.
The best way to become a financial winner
The most likely way to become a financial winner is to make good quality growth investments and then get out of the way and let time do the work.
I'm ready for complaints, says tax watchdog
"I've got my ear to the ground now," says Inspector-General of Taxation Ali Noroozi.
Are DIY super trustees up to the job?
Anyone can manage their own super fund and do a dismal job, safe in the knowledge that in a worst-case scenario they have the age pension as a backstop.
Why Melbourne Cup day interest rate changes are an odds-on favourite
Seasoned Reserve Bank watchers have learned it pays to keep an eye out for an outside-chance interest rate change on Cup Day.
Motley Fool: The elephant in the bank inquiry room
Bank staff's remuneration is not aligned with their customers' success – only the banks'.
Ask Noel: what should a 22-year-old do with her money?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
Women half as likely to benefit from tax cuts as men
Male mining engineers, school principals, surgeons and anaesthetists will be the biggest beneficiaries of the high-end tax cut currently before the Senate, with men more than twice as likely to benefit as women.
Negative gearing isn't all it's cracked up to be
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Nicole helps ... a reader escape a dodgy debt collection demand
Why you don't need to pay for services delivered without "due care and skill".
8 reasons home ownership is one of the best investments you can make
You may have to take on a large debt to buy it, but the family home also becomes your biggest asset.
New ways to save on travel with summer just around the corner
It's the time of year when I start daydreaming about my summer holiday.
Race winner posts 33 per cent gain with back-to-back wins
Money reader Mendy Amzalak has ended the four-week Shares Race with one of the most emphatic wins ever.
What if the banks were forced to treat us like everyone else?
Australia's bank chiefs could be forgiven for thinking they've survived the worst, says Peter Martin.
Financial literacy won't help if you don't get your facts straight
A little knowledge can be more dangerous than blissful ignorance.