Money features
Tipster rides high on cannabis-stock pick
Kalkine's Hina Chowdhary has shot to the lead in week two of the four-week shares race with her original $10,000 investment in medicinal cannabis stock, AusCann, now worth $21,719.
Good try, Victoria, but your concession card info gets a 7/10
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
Nicole helps … protect and grow your money
Exchange-traded funds let you easily invest in any world market. But should you?
We can all do more to close gender pay gap
Most Australians would be aware that there is a problem with gender and money. Or, more specifically, inequalities between men and women when it comes to both spending and earning.
'Covert violence': The hidden cost of financial abuse
More than 15 per cent of women and 7 per cent of men have experienced economic abuse in their lifetimes, research shows.
Three lessons from Warren Buffett
He's worth almost $100 billion - it pays to listen.
Why more women should invest in the sharemarket
Women, it's time for an investing revolution. Ignore those who say it's not for you.
How does Centrelink assess my personal loan?
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
Claim super to help offset the hit to penalty rates
There's now even more incentive for workers to claim super from employers after Fair Work Australia's decision to lower Sunday and public holiday penalty rates.
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.
The biggest economic change of the past half century
The most profound economic change of the past half century has not been the rise of China or the decline of manufacturing, as important as they are.
Two trends have turned reporting season into Results Roulette
There are a lot of positive write-ups about the recent results season, but don't be fooled.
A working mother's guilt and gratitude
How do women balance work and family and, at the end of it, still have enough to retire on, asks Sarah Saunders.
Motor racing legend Sir Jack Brabham overtakes 50 cent coin
It's been more than 50 years since Sir Jack Brabham won his third formula one title and now the racing legend will feature on Australia's 50 cent coin, ahead of the 2017 F1 season.
Women investors share their success stories
Women are increasingly building share portfolios by themselves or in groups.
Chartist's satellite communications pick goes gangbusters
Richard Pritchard has stormed ahead in week one of the new four-week Shares Race.
Why taxpayers get a good deal from funding childcare
It's time to bust the myth that childcare subsidies are middle-class welfare.
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.
The secret to finding more time
Everyone gets one 1440 minutes in a day, but are your spending habits draining your time?
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.