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It’s important to know your lifestyle goals before seeking financial advice.

Guides to growth: how to get the right retirement advice

To really get the most out of your retirement, it pays to do some planning first - but what should you look for in a financial advisor?

  • Katie Cunningham

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Once you stop working, you can crack into your super.

Once I start getting my super, can I never work again?

Cracking into your super has a few conditions, one of which is that you’re no longer working.

  • Noel Whittaker
Risks are everywhere in life, not just in the stock market.

Think investing is like gambling? You’re dead wrong. Here’s why

Decrying investing as “gambling” is a simplified view that ignores the financial risks we must evaluate over the course of our lives.

  • Paridhi Jain
Retirees enjoying sunset drink.

Retirement Ready

Be prepared for the next phase of your life with our six-part series offering tips and guidance to get retirement right.

ASIC chair Joe Longo at an Autralian Institute of Company Directors’ conference this month after announcing the regulator was suing AustralianSuper.

Grieving Australians are suffering because of super fund failure: ASIC

The corporate watchdog has blasted top superannuation executives for failing to prioritise grieving families when paying out their members’ death benefits.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Investors are bracing for April 2, when Donald Trump is set to reveal more details of his tariff plans.

Why your super is at the mercy of Trump

A growing share of superannuation assets are scattered around the world, particularly in the US. This means Trump-induced volatility affects us all.

  • Clancy Yeates
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A change in deeming rates would alter pension payments for retirees.

As we head to an election, does either party care about retirees?

The budget and budget reply were clearly targeted at families and younger workers, with little more than crumbs offered to midlife and older Australians.

  • Bec Wilson
One of the perks of SMSFs is the ability to put residential property inside your super fund.

Think you’re too young for self-managed super? Maybe not

More and more young Australians are opting for self-managed super funds. So what’s the appeal?

  • Daniel Zaffino
Starting early when it comes to retirement planning can make all the difference.

Retirement realities: How today’s decisions can shape your future


The day you farewell work will arrive more quickly than you think - and the calls you make now can have a dramatic effect on your superannuation and retirement.

  • Simon Webster
Picking your child’s first super account is less about the fund itself, and more about the investment options you choose.

How do I pick a super account for my 15-year-old son?

Picking your first super account is less about the fund itself, and more about the investment options you choose.

  • Paul Benson

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