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Why paying off your home could be a mistake
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon helps a couple keep property tax deductions.
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What you need to know about the war for super
There are vested interests misrepresenting the facts on both sides. Don't be fooled.
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How to save on Easter spending
Don't let the Easter bunny eat all your savings.
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Money reader leads in year-long share tipping game
Nine weeks into the year-long Shares Race and Money reader Rod Leonarder has a clear lead thanks to strong returns from his picks - private health insurer NIB Holdings, NAB and jobs website Seek.
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How the Senate saved the government from itself
We mightn't have needed to cut that much anyway.
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11 ways to save on the Sydney Royal Easter Show
It's almost Sydney Royal Easter Show time again. The show, which runs from Thursday, April 6 to Wednesday April 19, is fun for the whole family, but the costs can burn a hole in the pocket.
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Receiving gifts and bequests from abroad
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
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Six money tips from someone who saved $1m by age 30
After college, Grant Sabatier was unemployed, broke and living with his parents. Here's how he reached his goal of saving $US1 million ($1.3 million) by age 30.
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How the Girl Guides are tackling financial inequality
The Girl Guides are launching a new set of financial literacy programs for girls and young women.
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Banks' weapon against industry funds may be dud
The Turnbull government wants to remove the monopoly that industry funds have as the default fund provider in industrial awards.
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A fierce fight is brewing over your super
Consumer groups and independent policy analysts have broadly backed the Productivity Commission proposals to change the default superannuation system.
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The only way to read a stock price chart
Scores of investors analyse charts, hoping to find a pattern telling them when to buy or sell a stock.
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Families squeezed by aged care changes
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers readers' questions.
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How to lose thousands by trying to save tens
Don't trust third-rate foreign online travel agencies masquerading as Australian operations.
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Renters need $1 million for comfortable retirement
Housing affordability has wider implications than just for those trying to get a foot on the property ladder.
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Tax hacks for the last quarter of the financial year
If you're smart, you'll use this quarter to ensure you're making the most of your tax situation.
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Should pension fund investors take profits now?
Is this as good as it gets for investors?
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Don't bet the house on solving the affordability crisis
We're seeing a lot of calls for solutions to the housing affordability crisis. But are the solutions as useful as they claim?
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Thorny questions as federal budget looms
It's just six weeks to budget night and, as usual, a lot of ideas are being floated.
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Professional investors come up trumps in Shares Race finale
The pros finish first and second in the final week of Shares Race.
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How to choose an annuity
Financial expert George Cochrane answers readers' questions.
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The true cost of loyalty programs
Customer loyalty schemes are a great idea ... if you're a retailer.
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Home renovations that give you the most bang for your buck
There are two types of renovators: those creating a dream home for themselves, and those doing up a property to maximise its value.
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Why women and men need to negotiate pay rises differently
The trick to closing the gender pay gap is not for women to simply ask for more.
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Nicole helps… beat the April health insurance price rise
The strategies that beat the coming health insurance hikes.
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How Turnbull can kill stamp duty and produce a budget to remember
There's still time to craft a budget that actually does something.