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Forget million-dollar homes: The Millennials chasing a different dream

Forget million-dollar homes: The Millennials chasing a different dream

They don’t feature in the smashed avocado-laced headlines, and you won’t see them living the high life on Instagram.

  • by Scott Phillips

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The 'money story' you learn from parents shapes your financial future
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Money psychology

The 'money story' you learn from parents shapes your financial future

What money story did you learn from your parents and how does that differ to your money story as an adult?

  • by Melissa Browne
Ask Noel: When disaster sends your property plans awry
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Ask Noel: When disaster sends your property plans awry

Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.

  • by Noel Whittaker
How to play Sydney's falling property market
Property market

How to play Sydney's falling property market

Shaun Hardy and Megan Maurice have made a healthy gain on paper but can't afford to upgrade.

  • by John Collett & Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The popular insurance that is basically junk
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The popular insurance that is basically junk

Personal finance expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon exposes the "life" insurance with only a 16 per cent payout.

  • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Confessions from a woman who employs au pairs – and isn't filthy rich
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Childcare

Confessions from a woman who employs au pairs – and isn't filthy rich

When we chose to let our hearts prevail and try for another baby there was a caveat that was led by the head: we planned to enlist help in the form of an au pair.

  • by Georgina Dent
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Your Questions: How can I dispose of a property in an SMSF?
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Your Questions: How can I dispose of a property in an SMSF?

Personal finance expert George Cochrane answers your questions.

  • by George Cochrane
How to play Melbourne's falling house price market
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How to play Melbourne's falling house price market

The era of cheap mortgages and rising prices is reversing. Property owners and would-be owners need to pay careful attention if they are not to be caught out.

  • by John Collett
Dreaming of retiring in your 30s? You have a maths problem
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Dreaming of retiring in your 30s? You have a maths problem

Presenting this as a goal achievable to anyone prepared to live frugally and invest carefully looks like a sham. We do not quit our jobs as equals.

  • by Lionel Laurent
Ask Noel: Selling a house to pay off an aged care deposit
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Ask Noel: Selling a house to pay off an aged care deposit

Personal finance expert Noel Whittaker answers your questions.

  • by Noel Whittaker
Weak Australian dollar puts travellers in a quandary
Australian dollar

Weak Australian dollar puts travellers in a quandary

Currency exchange rates are difficult to forecast, but most analysts reckon the Australian dollar will be weaker by the end of the year.

  • by John Collett