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'I bought funeral plots for my son'
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
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'I moved to the burbs to escape city rent'
Before I had my daughter, I wanted to raise any future children in the city. The big wrinkle in the plan was money.
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Think all you need to retire is money? Think again
It's possible your retirement fantasies involve beaches, drinks with tiny umbrellas and – ahh – spare time.
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Coalition won't retire its policy to lift pension age to 70
It's the "zombie" policy the Turnbull Government refuses to kill off.
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Consumer power won't save the world
It's time we stop pretending that conscious consumerism can save the world. Instead it distracts us from the democratic power we have to effect real change
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Qantas hits the highs … of 2006
It's been a long flight back from a missed opportunity.
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We know less about money than we think
Many people misunderstand key concepts in banking, but few recognise the limits of their knowledge, a new survey suggests.
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Obtaining life insurance could soon be as easy as sending a selfie
You'd think life insurance would be almost immune from disruption by technology, but one of the oldest and most data-intensive industries is likely to undergo huge transformation.
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Capitol Health, Vocus, the best of the tips
Angie Ellis of 80 20 Investments has taken the lead in week one of the new four-week Shares Race.
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The trap for high income earners with a cushy super package
The reduction in the annual concessional cap to $25,000 will create significant problems for many taxpayers and the Tax Office.
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Pound's weakness puts travellers to Britain in the box seat
Good news on Australian unemployment has helped to lift the Australian dollar against major currencies.
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The side hustle: Five ways to monetise your skills outside of a nine-to-five
The side hustle has exploded among Australian millennials and thanks to the internet there's more opportunity than ever to turn a skill or passion into a tidy income outside your nine-to-five.
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Compulsory super turns 25, but is yet to reach maturity
As well as Australia's economy reaching its 26th year of continuous expansion, the longest run of uninterrupted growth in the developed world, this year also marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of compulsory superannuation.
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Turbulent times for Reserve Bank, but no reason to assume crash landing
For central bankers, the job of steering the economy is a bit like flying a plane.
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Why June is a bloody month for under-performing stocks
If you pay capital gains tax, it's worth thinking about selling loss-making stocks to offset the winners.
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No tax revolt as Australians happy with what they pay
Most of us think high earners pay too little, corporations pay too little, and what we pay is about right.
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'I'm spending my inheritance trying to find my birth family'
The search for my biological family will make us postpone the plans to buy our dream home.
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Ten things you're doing wrong at tax time
Putting together a tax return isn't something most people relish.
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Stretching your household dollar: Get ahead of the 'petrol gap'
Why you should remove your roof racks, and other tips to lower your petrol bill.
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Slower growth is good news for first-home buyers
There's a lot of the talk at the moment about the idea of a housing bubble that's set to burst.
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How to halve your grocery bill
‘I thought I stuffed up the maths’: How Melanie saved $100 a week on groceries.
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Big Un and A2 Milk the best performers so far in year-long sharemarket game
Welcome to our regular check-in with the year-long Shares Race. The race started at the end of January with 12 tipsters selecting 10 stocks each.
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Australia's most respected companies
The US list of most respected companies is out. Who would make the cut here?