Money
Super & retirement
Inheritance leads to super quandary
Superannuation or share equity fund a tough choice for retirees.
- by George Cochrane
Latest
Superannuation
How to avoid 17 per cent death tax on your SMSF
The way avoid the 17% death tax on the taxable component of your superannuation that goes to non-dependent children is to withdraw your superannuation funds prior to death and pass the funds into your personal name.
- by Noel Whittaker
Superannuation
With super it's the long-term performance that counts
Switching super funds in response to short-term poor performances will leave you poorer in retirement,
- by John Collett
Aged care
Try before you buy a good age-care option
A couple of weeks’ stay in an aged-care facility will give you a good sense of the meals, activities, most importantly, the care.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Superannuation
Not a super way to engage young workers
Superannuation is in the news yet again.
- by Noel Whittaker
Superannuation
What to do if your super is pushed over its limit through inheritance
The surviving partner should take advice about holding as much of the legacy in their personal name as is appropriate.
- by Noel Whittaker
Superannuation
Franking credit story creates serious debate
Money readers let rip on this contentious Labor policy.
Pension
How three years in the UK can snare you a 30-year British pension
Aussies who’ve worked in the UK for three years can get 30 years of pension.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Superannuation
Should I pay off investment property before I retire?
With retirement on the horizon is it a good idea to square away the mortgage
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Superannuation
The glaring problem with Labor’s dividend franking policy
Labor is going to the election with a three-pronged approach to tax investors.
- by Scott Phillips
Aged care
Ringing in the new year aged care conversation
It's scary and difficult but getting your loved ones into the right care is important.
- by Barbara Drury