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Money features
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The only racer in the black takes line honours as four-week race ends
Fairfax journalist Phil Baker wins the four-week shares race after making modest gains from a good portion of his 10-stock portfolio.
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Is it time to fix your mortgage interest rate?
Financial expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon answers your questions.
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Get rich by focusing on process not outcome
Succeeding in the long-term takes belief and perseverance.
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Buying property with your super fund has drawbacks
Whether or not the government removes the ability of self-managed super funds to borrow to purchase property or other investments, the implications for investors are relatively minor.
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Chasing returns in super usually a losing bet
Most people don't realise their super fund is likely to have about half their money invested in shares.
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You'll lose 2 per cent of your taxable profit selling before June 30
There's nothing like a forewarned tax change to distort behaviour.
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Public servants face big super slug
Public servants could be hit for hundreds of thousands as government curbs tax breaks.
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How to put a financial windfall to good use
Receiving a financial windfall can leave most of us in a pickle on what to do with the money.
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Super funds own $45b in bank shares, $13b in tech stocks
Industry super funds love to criticise the big banks, but they are also closely entwined.
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Tipsters lose ground as share prices fall across the board
It's been a tough week for our tipsters, with all of them slipping in week three of the four-week Shares Race.
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Margin loans are bad for your financial health
Borrowing to invest. The idea is almost as old as investing itself.
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Banks pressuring customers to shift from interest-only
The regulator wants fewer interest-only loans to take the heat out of the housing market. So banks are trying to meet their target by pressuring existing customers.
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Why fixing the pay gap is easy if you try
How can something as seemingly intractable, stubborn, complex and multifaceted as the pay gap be fixed?
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Meet the 48 millionaires who pay no income tax
A million dollars' worth of tax advice can cut your tax bill to zero.
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Meet the couple who bought their house with cash
These Australians paid for their house in cash and have two years of wages in the bank.
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More to a share investment than just juicy dividends
It's difficult to overstate the importance of dividends for Australian investors.
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A universal age pension is a win for younger generations too
Millennials and Baby Boomers are often cast as natural foes fighting in some kind of economic Hunger Games. But what if I told you that economic and social policy doesn't have to be zero-sum?
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The lower the yield, the higher the cost of fees
Several factors mean we shouldn't be so easily fooled about fees now – well, that's the theory.
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Motley Fool: What China collapse?
What's the greatest threat to the world economy and our economic prosperity?
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The app for reducing the tsunami of kids' stuff
Three out of four Australians believe they are overspending on their kids by hundreds of dollars each month. And then there's the gifts.
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The reason for the focus on home care for the elderly
Have you noticed that all the talk about aged care at the moment is focused on home care?
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The benefits of capital gains tax
​Understanding the fine details of capital gains tax can improve investment returns.
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Reshuffle of the racer ranks in volatile market
The Shares Race is still anyone's game.