Money features
Life insurance advice reforms will help better protect consumers
Commissions are still with us when it comes to life insurance.
Will we get a health care card if we lose our part pension?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
NAB credit card customers risk bad credit record
NAB credit card customers who do not update their direct debit arrangements when they are issued their new Visa credit card risk damaging their credit records.
The reason traders lose money
If you read some of the books on trading, the suggestion is that 60-90 per cent of traders lose money.
Nicole helps… beat a $20,000 credit card debt
How to avoid bankruptcy with smart credit repair and a good 0 per cent balance transfer credit card.
Avocado economics for first-home buyers
We seemed to spend the week obsessed with avocado brunches and property prices. This was Peak Australia.
Planning travel money and insurance early pays off
Travel money and travel insurance should be organised well in advance of the upcoming holiday season, experts warn.
How to report variable income and inheritances to Centrelink
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Are you smarter than a third grader when it comes to money?
There are really only three things you need to do to become financially independent.
The trick to seeing a financial adviser
You don't have to be pulled into full-scale financial planning, where the adviser starts with a $3000-plus statement and then has you on an annual retainer.
Mining services companies ahead while Crown falls on China arrests
Richard Hemming continues to build his lead in week two of the six-week Shares Race.
Why some retirees are better off cashing in their super
Superannuation is a tool, which when used properly is highly effective. But like all investment strategies it has a cost.
Treasurer must keep promise to introduce super legislation this year
Superannuation fund investors will be hoping that the Treasurer delivers on this week's promise to present the super change legislation in parliament by the end of 2016.
Anne Schofield sells collection of antique fob seals
This personal collection, currently for sale, is one that has amazed even veteran jewellery experts.
When can you afford to retire?
Once you know what your retirement looks like, you can figure out how much money you will need to fund it each year and then how soon you can actually do it.
Vintage cigarette lighters on trend for collectors
Smoking may be unfashionable these days, but there was a time when a stylish cigarette lighter was a social necessity.
Six reasons it's nuts to invest in property right now
Owning a house might be the great Australian dream. But investors should think twice.
The three things low-income earners can do to get ahead
Raj never thought he'd need a financial counsellor. Then he nearly lost it all through a run of bad luck.
Women not taking enough risks with their super
Women's lack of appetite for investment risk is one of the factors that is leaving them worse off than men in retirement.
How can I protect my nest egg in the face of the super changes?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
Exits and oxygen masks: create your emergency financial plan
We need to start thinking about our own financial emergency plans while everything is clear sailing.
Consumer caution may dampen property party
Are we seeing a return of the great Australian housing bonanza?
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.
12 smart things to do with the average tax return of $2112
Eight of 10 Australians get a tax refund and the average last year was $2112
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.
Can robots beat humans as financial advisers?
Jason Lim wants to save enough for a deposit on an apartment but a traditional adviser is not for him.