March
How super funds treat your money when you die is shameful
What we have is a returns-focused industry that makes it very easy to put money in, but much harder for your next of kin to get it out.
June 2024
How anyone can turn $5000 into more than $400,000
Building wealth can be simple if you stay disciplined. Here are six essential lessons for share investors.
October 2023
Australia’s savings buffer gone by March, consumption to take a hit
Fixed rate mortgages, savings and a hot jobs market have sheltered households, but the dominoes are falling and economists worry the savings buffer is almost gone.
April 2023
Six inflation-busting strategies to boost income
The highest inflation since the early 1990s has “caused havoc” among retirees who need new ways to keep up with rising costs.
April 2022
Property buyers stash record amount in offset accounts
Offset accounts can save money but make sure you’re not paying more in interest or that better returns are not available elsewhere.
September 2021
The paperwork that can return up to $300,000
Switching to a higher-performing super fund and making sure your asset allocation is correct can add hundreds of thousands of dollars over 20 years.
July 2021
Australians are sitting on a $140b post-pandemic war chest
Households have squirrelled away more than $140 billion since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, ready to unleash when life returns to normal.
December 2020
Australia's trillion-dollar man is calm about debt
With the average Australian worker set to carry $77,000 in government debt by the end of the next financial year, managing it has never become so important.
October 2020
Will 'animal spirits' reawaken the economy?
Entrepreneurial spirits need to be lifted if the economy is to recover, but tax incentives and the legacy of COVID-19 restrictions could dampen that.
Retrospective tax cuts could counteract fiscal cliff
A retrospective tax cut for the 2020 financial year could see cash in people's pockets better timed to suit the fiscal step down caused by the withdrawal of JobKeeper and JobSeeker.
June 2020
How super saved start-ups
The compulsory super system has delivered many benefits to the Australian economy. But one of the least well understood is the support for start-ups.
Tax strategies that count the cost of COVID-19 and recession
Traditional office-related expenses will be supplanted by claims from business owners and their employees working from home offices.
December 2019
Households save gains from lower rates, taxes
Savings increase at the fastest rate since the 2008 global financial crisis, as people choose not to spend more despite the rise in disposable incomes.
November 2019
ATO locates $21b in lost super
Nearly $21 billion of lost and unclaimed super has been discovered by the Australian Taxation Office, including one woman who had "lost" more than $1.5 million.
October 2019
How the euro helped Germany avoid becoming Japan
Rather than complaining about ECB policy, the Germans should be thankful for what the single currency, and Mario Draghi, have given them.
September 2019
Tax cuts to almost double economic growth in September: UBS
A strong rebound in consumption due to taxpayers claiming a $1000 tax offset will help turbocharge economic growth in the September quarter, according to global bank UBS.
August 2019
Savers dump major banks as rates plunge
Savers are quitting the big four banks as falling rates force them into higher yielding accounts or alternative asset classes, according to analysis by Morgan Stanley.
July 2019
CBA inflicts more pain on savers as rates head to zero
CBA cuts saver rates by between 15 and 25 basis points
Saver deposit rates crushed below 2pc
Savers have never been worse off after interest rates on standard savings accounts were slashed below 2 per cent by ANZ and NAB on Friday.
How the government saves money at pensioners' expense
Rates used to calculate income support have not been adjusted to reflect record low fixed income.