Money features
Chartist's satellite communications pick goes gangbusters
Richard Pritchard has stormed ahead in week one of the new four-week Shares Race.
Hidden figures. Women manage money better
Women get the better of men when it comes to money.
Reducing the risk of helping adult children into property
Parental support is now a huge factor in the first home buyer market.
Nicole helps… choose the right pension
Nicole helps a reader choose the right pension.
The case against letting first-home buyers use super
Home ownership is a worthy aim, but superannuation is not the vehicle to fund it.
Should I retire at age 60 or 67?
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
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.
Do you still get compulsory super beyond the $1.6m cap?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
Results season wrap-up for small-time investors
Many small investors have been hurt because they don't hold the resources companies.
The new investment strategy that's better than index funds
Tracking the market versus active management? The new formula that offers the best of both worlds.
The Tax Office may be reading your social media
What the Tax Office is attempting to catch is nothing new – undisclosed income and dodgy deductions – it's just added a new way to catch you out.
Motley Fool: The joy of being average
The average has a lot to offer – and to teach us – especially if we're investors.
5 credit card clawbacks that hit model money citizens
It's possible you clear your credit card balance every month – and think you're pretty clever.
Ethical investment up-ended by Hunter Hall turmoil
Investors with more than $1 billion between them with deep-green investment manager Hunter Hall, must be wondering what to do after the shock resignation of founder Peter Hall.
If you paid 17pc interest in the 1980s, you're lucky
Every generation has a sob story. These are the facts about housing affordability.
Tipsters struggle early into the one-year Shares Race
Welcome to the year-long Shares Race, where 12 tipsters have selected 10 stocks each and their progress will be updated each month.
How governments are misleading new health care card owners
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Do we pay more for hope than health?
Good health is priceless in theory but in reality it comes with a significant price tag.Â
Nicole helps... a couple with their offset account
Should you pay your home loan principal plus interest, or go interest-only and use the offset account?
How the penalty rates decision hurts women
The decision to lower Sunday and public holiday penalty rates in hospitality and retail will make the gender pay gap worse.
Pre-empt the legal limits to powers of attorney
Enduring powers of attorney are common but widely misunderstood.
How to rebuild financially after divorce
Men and women take about five years to stabilise their finances after a divorce.
The case for letting first home buyers use super
What Australians can learn from the Kiwis about helping first home buyers into the housing market.
Will we lose our health care card?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
The problem with broker research
I get regular emails pointing out how bad broker recommendations have been in hindsight.
DIY funds with less than $2 million not viable, say industry funds
An economist in the superannuation industry says DIY super funds with less than $2 million "are not viable retirement savings vehicles".
Why Generation Rent also needs to be heard in housing affordability debate
For too long, renters have been left out of the national conversation about housing affordability. It's time to speak up.