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Exposing children to a range of money lessons can boost financial literacy in adulthood.

Kids & money

Giving your child a brighter financial future

Here are some tips to help educate your kids about money.

by Olivia Maragna

You listed a granny flat on Airbnb and it has only been rented a few times, so you decided not to declare the income.
In the words of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: "Big mistake."

Property investment

Avoiding those costly rental property deduction mistakes

by Melissa Browne

Richard Howes, chief executive of Challenger, is banking on specialist investment platforms and boosting other partnerships to pick up the slack in annuity sales.

Life insurance

Challenger's Japan partnership expansion 'boost for annuity sales'

by Stephen Miles

Older women make higher voluntary contributions to super than men, on average, but still retire with less

Superannuation

Older women contributing more to their super accounts than men

by John Collett

Savings can be placed into a mortgage offset account, where they can be matched against your home loan, and interest is only charged on your loan for the reduced amount.

Home loans

Six tips to help you pay down your mortgage

by Paul Benson

Ask an expert

Super conundrum on NAB fees-for-no-service compensation

Noel Whittaker

Noel Whittaker

It would be reasonable to assume that a refund of fees wrongly charged to a superannuation fund should be able to be re-funded to that fund.

Unravelling complex 'will trust' laws

George Cochrane

You must include trust income distributions in your Australian income tax return and pay tax on them.

Jumping through hoops to access Pension Loan Scheme

Noel Whittaker

Noel Whittaker

Accessing the pension loan scheme continues to be a big problem for those who need it

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Planning & budgeting

Exposing children to a range of money lessons can boost financial literacy in adulthood.

Kids & money

Giving your child a brighter financial future

by Olivia Maragna

Savings can be placed into a mortgage offset account, where they can be matched against your home loan, and interest is only charged on your loan for the reduced amount.

Home loans

Six tips to help you pay down your mortgage

by Paul Benson

If fat fingers have sent your dollars winging off into cyberspace in the wrong direction, here's what can you do.

Banking products

What to do if your bank transaction disappears into cyberspace

by Christine Long

Sharing economy

Sharing economy booms as Australians yearn for extra cash

by Nina Hendy

Investing

You listed a granny flat on Airbnb and it has only been rented a few times, so you decided not to declare the income.
In the words of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman: "Big mistake."

Property investment

Avoiding those costly rental property deduction mistakes

by Melissa Browne

"Buy now, pay later" app Splitit's share price pulled back this week after its spectacular rise since listing on the ASX earlier this year

Shares Race

Shares Race wildcard is Splitit's volatile price

by John Collett

Advance Nanotek, which makes materials used in sunscreens, was the best-performing stock tip of the last shares race and is doing well for Angie Ellis this round

Shares Race

Advance Nanotek provides impetus for new Shares Race leader

by John Collett

The first rule is don’t click on links unless you are 100 per cent certain they come from a trusted source.

Web culture

Consumer education critical to avoiding scammers

by Noel Whittaker

About $162 billion of retirement savings is in "legacy" superannuation investment options that have been effectively mothballed

Superannuation

Outdated financial products leave consumers trapped

by John Collett

New research found women are worried that they feel less likely, or don’t know, if they are on track to achieve their financial goals.

Women at work

Worry and lack of confidence top barriers for women investing

by Emily Chantiri

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Borrowing & saving

If Afterpay can make a success of its US expansion, the shares are worth much more. If the US drive doesn’t pan out, the shares are worth less. Perhaps a lot less.

Innovation

Buy now... but will shareholders pay later?

by Scott Phillips

Analysis

Home loans

Fixed mortgage rates slide as markets bet on RBA cut

by Clancy Yeates

Money & relationships

How older Australians captured a growing share of the nation's wealth

by Conal Hanna

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Richard Howes, chief executive of Challenger, is banking on specialist investment platforms and boosting other partnerships to pick up the slack in annuity sales.

Life insurance

Challenger's Japan partnership expansion 'boost for annuity sales'

by Stephen Miles

Superannuation

Older women contributing more to their super accounts than men

by John Collett

Ask an expert

Super conundrum on NAB fees-for-no-service compensation

by Noel Whittaker

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