Money

Planning

Clock ticks on $1 million super deadline

Only five months to go before super contributions caps are lowered

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.

How to claw back the age pension

It's not too late for many retirees to get back some of 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.

Welcome to aged-care season

Heather Watson helped find her aunt Marjorie MacLeod a place in the same nursing home as Heather's parents.

The festive season can be as overwhelming as it is merry, especially when you're confronted by the frailty of elderly relatives.

Straight talk on the age pension

Wasting money to upsize your pension payments doesn't make good financial sense.

The age pension assets test is being tightened, and some pensioners will lose all or part of their pension come January 1, but it is still one of the most generous age pension systems in the world.

How to have a good divorce

On average, a divorced mother has 37 per cent less super than a divorced father.

Getting divorced or becoming separated is the worst financial decision that anyone is most likely to make.