Money features
The new risk to our retirement savings
One in 10 women will live past 100 years and need to find an extra $39,000 a year to live on. How do you manage the financial risk of living a long life?
Product flogging still a problem in financial advice
Financial planners employed by or aligned with big four banks and AMP flog their superannuation funds and other financial products to punters.
How to save on the back-to-school expenses
With term one just around the corner, many parents are looking at ways to cut the costs of sending their children to school.
Property speculation slows as prices stagnate
"Flipping" of properties – buying and selling real estate within two years – with the hope of making a profit is far less prevalent now that prices are no longer booming.
Could cryptocurrencies be a serious alternative to the dollar?
The cryptocurrency craze that has swept the financial world over summer is hard to ignore.
'Know the flow': the secret to judging small-cap stocks
There is fundamental analysis and there is technical analysis and a lot of investors think it ends there. But there is another body of analysis essential to the process but less obvious.
Australian tax office to audit 20 million foreign visa holders
The Australian Taxation Office will investigate more than 20 million international visa holders and foreign students using data-matching audits to catch tax avoidance and enforce superannuation compliance, the agency said on Sunday.
Insurance bonds are not all they're cracked up to be
A huge industry encourages people to invest in managed products that may or may not be best suited to ensuring their financial future.
The change to your credit score that's coming this year
Those with a chequered credit history could find it more difficult to obtain credit this year, or pay a higher rate of interest, with the Turnbull government forcing the big banks to join the comprehensive reporting regime.
Why the First Home Super Saver Scheme adds up
The First Home Super Saver Scheme announced in the 2017 budget was passed into law in December. Should you care?
Violet Crumble back in Australian hands. Who cares?
Enjoy the fact that Violet Crumble and Vegemite are Australian again - but buy foreign shares as well.
The lessons for borrowers from the car industry
The Royal Commission will have maximum benefit if it ensures that well intentioned Australians don't inadvertently have their foot on the accelerator when it comes to household debt.
'Normal is great': what to do when the sharemarket turns downwards
When the herd turns it turns, and it can do so without planning or logic.
Equity crowdfunding platforms clear final hurdle
Start-ups finally have the ability to raise money from the public in exchange for a stake in the company after the regulator approved the first batch of equity crowdfunding platforms.
Australia wakes up to $30b credit card hangover
Australians collectively spent about $30 billion on credit cards in December and many people are looking for a balance transfer deal.
Delaying spending can make you happier
Have you noticed that self denial is creeping slowly back into vogue?
Why you should charge your kids board
It's the question most parents ask themselves at some point: Should I charge my adult working children board or allow them to live at home free so they can accumulate savings?
How Hannah cut down on waste
Inspired by the War on Waste but think waste-free living is unattainable?
A bumper year for super but Aussies can do better
Do you feel richer than you did a year ago? You should.
Faster electronic payments will transform our lives
It's one of the most important pieces of public infrastructure so far this century, but most people haven't heard of it.