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Retirement Check-in

Superannuation shouldn’t be set and forget. Our six-part series shows you how to regularly check in on your retirement.

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The government is trying to raise tax on big superannuation accounts.

How much more will the superannuation tax cost you?

From retirees and MPs to farmers, Labor’s new super tax increase is not as simple as it sounds. Here’s how it will affect you – and your tax bill.

  • Millie Muroi
For a long time, retirees have though of $1 million as the ideal amount to have in retirement. But new research has just blown a hole in that myth.

Retiring without $1 million? Don’t worry, so is everyone else

For a long time, retirees have thought of $1 million as the ideal amount to have in retirement. But new research has just blown a hole in that myth.

  • Bec Wilson
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Chalmers has earned the right to snub the Coalition, but here’s why he shouldn’t

If Jim Chalmers wants to be remembered as a reforming treasurer he needs to sometimes work with the Coalition. That should start now.

  • James Massola
Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday.

Coalition shuts down deal on super tax, accusing Chalmers of ‘shooting the messenger’

Since Labor’s election win, criticism has grown of the government’s attempt to raise the tax on superannuation balances above $3 million.

  • Paul Sakkal and Shane Wright
Research and advice can help you choose the right investment strategy.

How one simple switch can supercharge your super

Choosing the right investment strategy – especially when you’re younger – can make a huge difference down the line.

  • Katie Cunningham
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You can get financial support for aged care if you have limited income.

Aged care costs are soaring but you can still do it on a budget. Here’s how

Not everyone moving into aged care has a house they can sell, or superannuation to draw down, so here’s how to manage it on a budget.

  • Rachel Lane
AustralianSuper was sued by ASIC in March over alleged failures in how it handled death benefit claims.

‘Highly inefficient’: How super fund’s death claims backlog ballooned from 700 to 4800

The corporate watchdog has laid out how the fund’s handling of death benefit claims led to a bottleneck.

  • Clancy Yeates
Treasurer Jim Chalmers (right) and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Let’s stop kidding ourselves. Taxes will have to go up

No one wants to pay more tax. And the richest of us protest most and fight hardest when asked to cough up a little more.

  • Ross Gittins
No need to pay out-of-pocket – you can get superannuation advice from your fund.

How to shore up your retirement without paying a cent

Our super may be all over the shop, but this little-known method can help you get sorted – without having to dip into your savings.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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