This Month
These 7 stocks are stinkers. That’s why it might be time to invest
Buying the ASX’s worst performers has a proven track record of success, but big gains are usually confined to a few companies. Here are 2025’s potential saints.
The $10b surprise in Labor’s super tax
Labor’s new superannuation tax is complicated. But a big surprise is you need to be at the top of the Rich List to pay the full headline 15 per cent rate.
PM sets his red lines before meeting with Trump
The PBS, media and biosecurity are sacrosanct in talks with the US, the PM says; Steven Kennedy leaves Treasury for PM’s department. How the day unfolded.
These 4 deductions could cut your tax by $121,400
These tax deductions could give someone earning $200,000 a refund cheque north of $44,000. And that’s before any charitable donations.
The easy way to boost your super (and get a $44,400 tax break)
Topping up your super is a perennial end-of-financial-year activity. But there are a host of other things you should look at.
Just one stock made me a member of the inheritocracy
The surge in Commonwealth Bank shares since they listed has given me a huge financial problem, but it is one I am very happy to have.
I found love (again) at 57. Here’s how I protected my finances
“Mama bear mode” helped Amanda Tomsic protect her finances when she re-partnered later in life. Here are seven other steps you can take.
6 ways to gain from your investment biases
Deep-seated biases can lead even the savviest investors astray. Here are some to tackle.
May
Labor’s $3m super tax has a nasty sting for public servants
Regulations governing the public service defined benefit super scheme mean some people will be double taxed under the proposed changes.
Your kids will love this strategy for beating the $3m super tax
Wealthy Australians are already searching for strategies to avoid paying more tax on their super, which could lead to a financial windfall for some.
The best place to park your cash now the RBA has cut again
The days of the term deposit as the only option for retail investors when it comes to cash are over, thanks to a whole new suite of exchange-traded funds.
Labor has ‘no intention’ to ban SMSF borrowing in $3m tax negotiations
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says negotiations in the Senate to pass Labor’s super tax increase have yet to begin.
We have $250,000 a year to retire on. Here’s how to find your number
Paul and Melissa Bennett were surprised to find they could to retire at 55. But having enough money is only one part of retirement.
The little-known asset class set to soar thanks to Labor’s super tax
A long overlooked investment product that has many of the tax advantages of super without the drawbacks just might be the answer to your investment prayers.
‘It will completely kill us’: VC sector slams super tax
Tech entrepreneur Leigh Jasper, equipment hire king Angus Kennard and angel investor Campbell Newman say Labor’s super tax will hit exactly the wrong target.
Chalmers’ super tax is very smart, that’s why it’s so cruel
The cleverest thing about the proposed new tax on unrealised gains in high balance superannuation accounts may be the man selling it.
How to build an ETF portfolio that can survive Trump turbulence
Donald Trump is changing long-held market assumptions so we asked ETF experts to build portfolios to cope.
5 strategies to deal with Labor’s $3m super tax increase
Two financial advisers with super balances approaching $3 million reveal what they’re doing with their own super and what they’re telling their clients.
Five steps to managing debt in a cost-of-living crisis
Calls to debt helplines are climbing, an early indicator of stress in the housing and other markets. Here’s how to get on top of debt before it bites.
Universities cutting courses could cruel financial advice expansion
The demand for financial advice and advisers is rising, but universities are closing the courses that train them. That’s a problem for everyone.