Money
Super & retirement
Opinion
Banking products
Beware the hidden landmines in our credit card fees
Penalty interest rates are often wildly out of step with the Reserve Bank’s steadily falling cash rate.
- by Noel Whittaker
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Opinion
Family
How to revel in your new empty nest and the constant dance of letting go
This stage of life is more about building bridges back to your kids than fully cutting ties.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Superannuation
To stop retirees going mad, super funds must agree on these three things
At present, retirement income is being delivered like IKEA furniture – only the instructions are in five languages, and one of the legs is mislabelled.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Superannuation
My super fund has collapsed. Can I get the pension in the meantime?
When you’re left without access to your super due to a fund failure, you can apply for a special exemption to get the age pension.
- by Noel Whittaker
Opinion
Aged care
Getting aged care advice? Ask these five questions first
When it comes to aged care, the decisions you make can have significant financial and emotional consequences.
- by Rachel Lane
Opinion
Ask an expert
I’m retiring soon. Should I keep my defined benefit scheme?
As a general rule of thumb, anyone with a defined benefit super fund would normally hang onto it for dear life. But sometimes the returns can be underwhelming.
- by Paul Benson
Opinion
Retirement living
These three phases define modern retirement. Which one are you in?
We used to think about life in two financial stages: work and retirement. But that model is out of date, and thank goodness.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Retirement living
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.
- by Helen Baker
Analysis
Superannuation
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?
- by Nina Hendy
Opinion
Retirement living
The major retirement planning question we’re all getting wrong
When it comes to retirement, we’ve been taught to chase a number. But that approach could be leaving us all worse off.
- by Bec Wilson
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Super wars
With cyber-attacks on the rise, how safe is your super?
Superannuation is an attractive pool of wealth to hackers, but simple steps can help protect it.
- by Katie Cunningham
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