Money features
Tax Office reveals size of underpayment of super for the first time
There is a $2.85 billion-a-year shortfall in what employers should be paying their employees in super.
A homeowner's guide to letting on Airbnb
Airbnb can seem like a short-term win because of income and tax deductions, but there's a long-term cost when you sell.
Planning for a bequest
Financial expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.
Push for tighter caps on credit card limits
How long is too long to spend paying off a credit card debt?
The real reason retirees keep their big homes
Despite efforts to encourage retirees to downsize, they overwhelmingly prefer to continue living in their big houses.
Organise finance early this spring property season
House hunters should seek to get mortgage approvals well ahead of time.
Pritchard takes handy lead in new Shares Race with lithium and robots
Richard Pritchard has thrown down the gauntlet to the Shares Race's reigning champion, Angie Ellis, in week one of the new round of the four-week Shares Race.
A little financial tough love
There is a lot that is wrong with financial services. That said, many of us don't help ourselves, either.
5 reasons you didn't get as much tax back this year
It's that time of year when Australians get their tax returns back from their accountants and sometimes get a nasty surprise.
How super contributions can reduce capital gains tax
Making tax-deductible superannuation contributions to reduce capital gains tax is now a strategy available to more people.
How the age pension distorts the housing market
When the decision was made to exempt the family home from the pension assets test, home ownership levels were higher and housing was more affordable.
How to manage your boss
One of the key determinants of our income is how well we get on with our boss.
Our obsession with tax deductions is peculiarly Australian ... and pointless
Most of us have better things to do than juggling boxes of receipts.
Why lazy investors can come out ahead
It seems counter-intuitive but unlike most endeavours in life, the less work someone actually puts in investing, the better they do.
'Meaningful correction': Apartment boom soon to run out of puff
Will the housing construction boom be followed by a bust, as is often the case?
The investment metric that's better than the P/E ratio
The P/E ratio appears to allow you to compare how expensive companies are relative to each other but it doesn't take account of earnings growth.
Australians are being ripped off on currency exchange
Australians are paying through the nose to transfer money overseas, but there are alternative providers.
Ellis increases her lead as BigUn goes gangbusters
At a little over the halfway mark of the Year-Long Shares Race, Angie Ellis of 80 20 Investment has extended her lead over the second-placed competitor.
Consider the downside before you opt to run your own super
Many of those who got in early on the trend to running their own super funds are mostly in the retirement phase and more DIY super funds are being wound up.
Financial strength is key to escaping family violence
Since time immemorial women have stayed with violent partners because they can't afford to leave.
No value in downsizing scheme for most retirees
Australians who receive a part age pension would be reluctant to take advantage of the new downsizing rules.
Investors facing volatile market
Among the many factors affecting investment risks, the level of gearing and diversity of asset holdings are paramount.