Planning
The wins and losses in financial wellbeing for Australian women
Lesley Anton has traded life as a corporate high-flyer for showing open homes on Sydney’s upper north shore, and she is right on trend for Australian women.
Reducing the risk of helping adult children into property
Parental support is now a huge factor in the first home buyer market.
The best-paid jobs have the biggest gender pay gaps
The pay gap is biggest in sectors that pay the most and hire the fewest women.
The secret to finding more time
Everyone gets one 1440 minutes in a day, but are your spending habits draining your time?
How to rebuild financially after divorce
Men and women take about five years to stabilise their finances after a divorce.
Pre-empt the legal limits to powers of attorney
Enduring powers of attorney are common but widely misunderstood.
The one thing pollies agree on is money – that is, ours
When Canberra concurs, perhaps we should start paying attention. The fabulous and free tools to help you get money smart.
How to help adult children buy a home
There are several avenues, but which is best?
Staying at home for longer leaves parents counting the costs
More young adults are living at home for longer, not able or willing to leave the nest.
The wait continues at Centrelink and tips to navigate it
Centrelink's phone lines are about to get better… no really, they're meant to, but you just have to wait a little longer for it to happen.
The awkward conversation you need to have with your Valentine
You need to have the talk. No, not the one about your sexual history, whether you want to have kids or where you want to live.
Smart money moves to avoid share-house hell
Top priority – make sure you know your legal responsibilities when moving into a share house.
The four stages of love - and money
With Valentine's Day coming up it's a good time to think about love and money, and how to marry the two together.
Time to reallocate assets within the family
With the opportunities for investing or reinvesting money into super soon to be severely limited, now's the time to plan ahead for alternative tax-effective strategies.
Home care program for elderly to expand
In 2017, the number of Home Care Packages available will increase by nearly 30,000.
Women playing footy? It's for love, not money
If you had to give up some of your income to do something else that you loved, would you?
Centrelink overload sees families unable to access payments
Parents are being prevented from accessing the government's childcare rebate and other family payments because Centrelink staff are blocking phone lines and fudging caller wait times when reporting back to their bosses.
Why everyone needs a will, especially parents
One of the biggest reasons parents need a will has nothing to do with who gets their money if they die.
Clock ticks on $1 million super deadline
It's the $1 million opportunity – the last hurrah to get a lot of money inside super and take advantage of super's concessional tax rates before July 1 this year.
New year, new me? Bollocks to that!
Real change takes work, not just good intentions and a dash of hope.
Childcare is expensive, but not working costs more
The amount of money a working couple spends on childcare is eye-watering but there are benefits too.
The asset most Australians forget they have
Australians – when asked about their assets – inevitably talk about their house, their vehicles and their superannuation.
How to claw back the age pension
Changes to the age pension assets test that took effect from January 1 have seen about 200,000 better-off retirees receiving smaller pension payments.
Invest in yourself in 2017
Your ability to earn a salary is a valuable asset and one that should be nurtured over time.
The ideal time of year to buy or sell property
Traditionally, autumn and spring are the two distinct periods for selling property. But is that logical?
Meet the pint-size entrepreneurs moving beyond money basics
The financial future looks pretty bright for one pint-sized entrepreneur, who is already in business.
Got the back to work blues? Freelancers share their experience
If the summer holidays have left you burning to throw in your job, setting up as a freelancer may be just the escape route you need.
Why financial resilience is not an end goal
When it comes to our finances and our businesses we're often told to be resilient. But is simply weathering storms truly living?
How to budget daily spend for your holiday
Not budgeting for, and during, your trip can result in overspending.