Money features
Australia's most respected companies
The US list of most respected companies is out. Who would make the cut here?
Women make better investors than men
Women are more risk averse and this translates positively in returns.
Noel Whittaker's verdict after a year of using micro-investment app Acorns
For years I have been going on about the power of investing small sums of money.
Index funds v actively managed funds
For a combination of reasons, index-following managed and exchange traded funds have become increasingly popular with both individual and institutional investors.
It's not too late to boost your tax deductions
This year was going to be different.
Experts warn over the The Next Big Thing in investing
Are providers being too clever with the latest breed of the funds that use "smart beta" strategies that increase the risks for investors and have fees twice that of vanilla exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Shopping strips feel the pain of weak wage growth
Well-known brands including Top Shop, Marcs, Pumpkin Patch, and David Lawrence are all casualties of a retail slump that has swept through shopping strips around the country.
Sydney and Melbourne petrol prices fall for long weekend
Sydneysiders and Melburnians heading off on road trips this coming Queen's Birthday long weekend are urged to delay filling their car until later in the week or on the holiday weekend as petrol prices in both cities continue to fall.
Shares Race ends with most contestants under water
The Shares Race has ended with a whimper, as six of our eight tipsters finished the four-week race with less than their original $100,000.
Being rich makes you smarter
Here are some ideas to relieve money worries and increase the quality of your financial decisions, and as a result, your general intelligence.
Lower returns ahead for investors
So far, financial year superannuation fund returns have been good with the prospect of double digit returns if world share markets don't tank in June.
Furious finance lecturer charges $1000 for eaten card
What do you get for the $2 fee for using another bank's ATM? A finance lecturer believes the answer is nothing.
Why it's important to know what fees you are paying on super
Fund managers and super funds with high fees claim that it's not fees that matter, but the returns after fees.
When will you get a pay rise? Solving the riddle of low wages growth in Australia
Something odd is happening to the pay-packets of Australians. Adjusting for inflation, wages have shrunk.
The only insider info on ASX companies that's legal
You can't read company directors' minds, but you can track when they buy and sell shares.
'Giving up drinking saved me $4000 a year'
When I was forced to quit alcohol because of long-term medication, I was not very impressed.
Australians paying $31 billion in super fees every year
Australians are paying $31 billion in superannuation fees every year, with half that money going to funds that manage just 30 per cent of all accounts.
The one thing wealthy super fund members need to do before June 30
June 30 is rapidly approaching and there is still much confusion among the wealthier members of our society regarding the $1.6 million limit for superannuation.