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The newly proposed $3m super tax has prompted a flurry of action from investors looking for ways around it. But there’s only one option worth considering.

Why trying to avoid the $3m super tax could leave you worse off

The newly proposed $3m super tax has prompted a flurry of action from investors looking for ways around it. But there’s only one option worth considering.

  • Noel Whittaker

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Women typically have lower super balances than men as they are more likely to take time off work to raise children.

How do I protect my daughters from the ‘motherhood penalty’?

Taking time off to raise children can leave your super looking a bit light-on. But there are strategies you can use to avoid it.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Falcon Capital founder David Anderson’s home in Hawthorn overlooking the Yarra River, Melbourne.

Super fund’s $440 million blown on manager’s Lamborghini, riverside mansion, pet projects

Falcon Capital was one of the super switching schemes the corporate regulator warned about last week. Now there’s more bad news for scheme’s 6000 customers.

  • Sarah Danckert
Superannuation is the first thought when it comes to self-funding retirement. Yet, it is hardly the one and only option for doing so.

Seven ways to self-fund retirement without using your super

Superannuation is the first thought when it comes to self-funding retirement. It is hardly the one and only option for doing so.

  • Helen Baker
Cautious households are making extra mortgage repayments and cutting back on non-essentials, with the RBA expecting consumers to largely save looming tax cuts.

You’re about to get more super. Here’s all you need to know

Australians can count on an increase to superannuation accounts from the start of July. But will it be enough for a comfortable retirement?

  • Nina Hendy
Investing in the current geopolitical climate looks like a bumpy ride.

Forget the Midas touch. Investing now requires diamond hands

Our super funds have again made stellar returns last financial year. But the investing landscape has started to shift.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has maintained the change to Australia’s $4.1 trillion dollar sector would only affect one in 200 Australians

Most of Australia’s top earners still far from being hit by new super tax

Labor is defending its new super tax as the latest figures from the ATO reveal most taxpayers are in no danger of bumping up against the $3 million threshold any time soon.

  • Millie Muroi
Nest egg looking a little light on? There are strategies you can use to super-charge it.

We’re nearly retired, but worry our super is too low. How can we boost it?

There are some effective strategies you can employ to supercharge your super in the last few years of your working life.

  • Noel Whittaker
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, ACTU secretary Sally McManus.

Unions say index super tax hit to protect ordinary workers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is under pressure from the union movement to overhaul his proposed hit on wealthy superannuation account holders.

  • Shane Wright
Some July 1 changes will see happier hip pockets, while others won’t. It depends on what stage of life you’re in, and where you live.

All the changes coming into effect from today – and it is not all good news

Who won when the clock struck midnight? It depends on what stage of life you’re in … and where you live.

  • Bronte Gossling

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