For many West Australians, this global uncertainty can bring financial instability and stats show many are struggling with the weight this stress can bring. Here’s how to keep calm.
Angela Newland
Seniors moving into retirement village lease-for-life arrangements have been warned to check the exit process and fees, or risk a shortfall when it comes time to cover hefty accommodation payments.
Nick Bruining
Q+A: I want to use some of the profits from the sale of an investment property to contribute to my super. With an ABP of less than $500,000, I can make six years of concessional contributions.
Your Money has received a large number of complaints about the hefty exit fees charged by retirement villages, including one involving a two-year stay that cost a couple more than $200,000.
Australian teens are confident about their financial skills, with fresh bank data showing the younger cohort feel most assured in opening a bank account and tracking expenses.
Cheyanne Enciso
The number of Australian consumers feeling ‘very highly’ stressed has crept up amid growing concern over the ability to fund retirement, which has risen to a seven-year high.
All this talk of tariffs has stirred up a passionate defence of our local producers and manufacturing industries. It’s also a time to remember what we have right on our doorstep.
Daniel Newell
Given Trump’s unpredictability, what happens in the short term is anyone’s guess but amongst uncertainty, those who keep their cool during these tumultuous times will be best-placed when market recovery begins.
Jason Featherby
Sadly, like an old low-cost frying pan, it appears the Teflon coating used to adorn the industry super fund network is starting to break down.
Why investors should be very wary of funds that appear to have outsmarted last week’s savage market decline.
DEBTMAN: Remember the British comedy series The Young Ones? In one episode, the lads’ bus crashes over a cliff and rolls dramatically. A bit like the markets last week.
Bruce Brammall
Q+A: ‘I plan to convert my super into an account-based pension and live off that after retirement.’ Here’s why you might elect to defer the start of the ABP until after July 1.
A peak body for Australia’s superannuation industry has urged 18 million people not to panic after the average super account holding $300,000 lost about $20,000 within days.
Adrian Rauso
All is not fair in life and finances it seems . . . do women feel the cost-of-living crisis more than men, or do we simply pay more to be a modern woman?
Sarah Wells
Many of the latest innovations in financial markets, such as personal finance apps, rely on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data. Would you trust them to chart your financial future?
Brendan Bate
We all love perks, especially when the boss is paying. All become add-on benefits ... but also dabble in the confusing world of fringe benefits. And what sounds great as a perk could become a tax nightmare.
Fancy buying a new car and getting your boss to pay for it, effectively tax-free? New electric vehicle owners have discovered the ultimate tax concession. Here’s how it works ...
Q+A: It’s likely that as you start to think about retirement, you reduce the risk across your portfolio and bank a year or two of cash. But what should you do with the rest of your savings?
Some of Australia’s biggest superannuation funds have been hit by what appears to be a concerted cybersecurity attack on the $4 trillion industry, with $500,000 of savings confirmed to have been lost.
With an eye on the possible market turmoil to come, the RBA says monetary policy is well placed to respond to global developments if they were to have material implications for Australia.
Female shift workers remain more likely to face financial difficulty than their male colleagues despite taking up more hours and multiple jobs, analysis shows.
Maeve Bannister
As we head into autumn and interest rates appear to be on the decline, the biggest savings could be hiding right there in your pocket.
Chris Foster-Ramsay
While last week’s Federal Budget contained few surprises, the unexpected tax cuts are likely to have a significant impact on seniors and those making heavy use of superannuation in the lead-up to retirement.
Almost 500,000 part-pensioners are in limbo as confusion surrounds reports that an extension to the freeze on Centrelink deeming rates may have been revealed in last week’s Federal Budget. Spoiler: It wasn’t.
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