Money
Super & retirement
'Unretirement' growing trend as cost of living climbs
Leaving retirement behind to return to the workforce is increasingly popular among older Australians.
- by Nina Hendy
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Aged care
Age care: It's time to talk about who pays and how much
Many low-means age care residents are paying more than those who are market-price payers.
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Superannuation
Study shows retirement savings gender gap is 42 per cent
One of the biggest studies undertaken of superannuation underlines the extent of the gender gap.
- by John Collett
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Small shareholders fall behind as big stocks struggle
It has been a rough 12 months for small shareholders with most of their favoured stocks failing to fire.
- by John Collett
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Centrelink needs to be more transparent
Centrelink clients often get conflicting advice on repayments, requisite documents and even periods of deferment.
- by George Cochrane
Life insurance
Terminally ill man wasted precious time chasing payout
Mark McKenzie has perhaps only weeks to live. The last thing he wanted was to be on the phone almost daily to push his super fund for the early release of his super balance and life insurance.
- by John Collett
Good Weekend
Why Boomers can’t talk about the ‘R’ word
While some people want to work for as long as they can, others yearn for a life of leisure before they’re 30 – and strive like demons to get there.
- by Alan Attwood
Aged care
New aged care assessment forms sweep away red tape
Taskforce simplifies the means-testing arrangements for aged care.
- by Rachel Lane
Superannuation
More powers to regulator to remove suffering super funds
A significant number of Australians are in super funds that deliver poor returns; the beefed up powers of the regulator should help weed out the dud funds
- by John Collett
Superannuation
Super funds' ethical options leave investors in the dark
Many super fund members want to have their retirement savings invested ethically but, with many funds only disclosing part of their holdings, members are left guessing
- by John Collett
Federal budget
How the election 'pink policies' stack up
Labor’s policies are better for women. At the least they are a start to stop the gender-based financial rot.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon