Money features
Preparing for the super changes
This year's budget is unlikely to include further changes to super.
It's bonds to the rescue as the needle points up for interest rates
Younger investors may never have made decisions in the environment we are heading into.
One week in Hawaii brings home $1100 phone bill
Australians have shelled-out $92 million in global roaming charges during the last two years.
Accessing super early to pay debts
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give
It's easy to assume a meaningful career involves working directly with the people you are helping, but there are people pursuing high-paying positions in order to donate more.
Telstra's a tough call for its one million shareholders
Telstra's more than one million shareholders will not be pleased with the sustained slide in the share price since the start of this year to be trading in the low $4 range now.
The place of LICs in an investment strategy
Want to get some more time at the weekend? Try a different investment approach.
Why interest rates are unlikely to fall further
The era of abnormally low inflation is very gradually coming to an end.
I developed a fear of debt at the age of 10
​A fear of debt can either serve you or hold you back – here's how to know whether you need to overcome it.
10 essential money lessons in just 10 minutes
If learning how to build wealth is important to you, you've come to the right place.
One-stop complaints scheme for banks and insurers tipped in federal budget
The budget will make it easier to complain about banks
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.
Get rich by focusing on process not outcome
Succeeding in the long-term takes belief and perseverance.
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.
The best-performing asset class of the past five years
The best-performing asset class of the past five years are the listed trusts that own commercial property.
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.
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.
How to protect yourself from housing bubble downside
When looking at investing in property, you need to build in a buffer to help you withstand any dramatic changes.
Public servants face big super slug
Public servants could be hit for hundreds of thousands as government curbs tax breaks.
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.
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.
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.