Money

Actuaries call for more to be done to close the gender gap in retirement savings

What government can do to reduce super gender gap

Reforms to the retirement system are needed if progress is to be made in closing the retirement savings gender gap. Next week’s federal budget could be a good starting point.

by John Collett

COVID-19 has resulted in a dramatic plunge in credit card debt that is racking up interest.

Opinion

‘Bad debt’ shunned as credit card balances plunge

by Clancy Yeates

Some would criticise the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policy settings, suggesting it should have done more.

Opinion

Central bank ‘failures’ highlight need for better fiscal policy

by Alex Joiner

Opinion

Two easy budget reforms to improve retirement for women

by Charlotte Grieve

Apartment residents will be able to buy a slice of a regional “solar gardens” to offset their power bills.

Opinion

‘Solar garden’ schemes to make renewables available to apartments

by Joel Gibson

Ask an expert

Insurance bonds a viable inheritance investment option

Noel Whittaker

Because the earnings accrue within the fund, there is no assessable income to declare on any individual tax return each year.

Negotiating assets and income tests to get an age pension

George Cochrane

A single homeowner can have assets of $585,750 and income below $54,168 ($2083 a fortnight).

Short and long-term super assets hold key to retirement income

Noel Whittaker

An account-based pension is not a one size fits all universal product – it is an income stream being drawn from your super fund and the performance of that fund will depend on the assets in which it invests.