Wealth

Ah, Christmas. The time of year when your to-do list rivals Santa’s, and there are elves everywhere you look. Follow these merry tips to keep your wealth safe from holiday budgeting missteps.
Wealth
Sarah Wells

The ultimate budgeting guide to surviving Christmas

Ah, Christmas. The time of year when your to-do list rivals Santa’s, and there are elves everywhere you look. Follow these merry tips to keep your wealth safe from holiday budgeting missteps.

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How did someone with an income of $56,000 cope an extra $3900 tax bill that is supposed to be just for big earners? This super silly mistake could have been easily avoided. Here’s how ...
Wealth
Nick Bruining

One simple super move that could have wiped out big tax bill

Q+A: How did someone with an income of $56,000 cope with an extra $3900 tax bill that is supposed to be just for uber-earners? This super-silly mistake could have been easily avoided. Here’s how ...

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The price of an aged care room for Mum or Dad is about to increase by a whopping $200,000. And that’s not the only big change coming to the system.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Why the cost of an aged care room is about to jump by $200k

The price of an aged care room for Mum or Dad is about to increase by a whopping $200,000. And that’s not the only big change coming to the system.

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‘Washing’ your superannuation with this easy-to-follow hack could spare your loved ones a more than $60,000 tax bill when your money passes to them.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Here’s how to scrub a $61,200 tax bill from your super

‘Washing’ your superannuation with this easy-to-follow hack could spare your loved ones a more than $60,000 tax bill when your money passes to them.

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Governments don’t set prices, but there's more to the story that Jim Chalmers is telling, writes David Koch.
Political
David Koch

Why Jim Chalmers’ cost-of-living claims are only partly true

DAVID KOCH: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers reckons the Albanese Government’s policies aren’t contributing to the cost-of-living crisis. Let’s fact check that statement.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended changes to Australia’s $230 billion Future Fund, saying it’s his job to “improve it”.
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Australia
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Nicola Smith

‘We need it’: Chalmers hits back at nest egg controversy

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit back at accusations that a planned overhaul of the $230 billion Future Fund will compromise the body’s independence or force it to underwrite pet government projects.

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Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers
Politics
David Johns, Poppy Johnston and Jacob Shteyman

Treasurer insists he’s ‘modernising’ $230b Future Fund

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended changes to Australia’s $230 billion Future Fund, saying it’s his job to ‘improve it’.

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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the days of revenue windfalls in the Federal Budget are over.
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Australia
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Katina Curtis

Budget surplus days over as iron ore, jobs bite

Tumbling iron ore prices and a softening labour market has hit Federal coffers, leaving Treasurer Jim Chalmers with a ‘sliver’ of the revenue windfalls that have propped up his Budget bottom line.

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HESTA cut the value of unlisted investment options held by members creating their own investment mix using the fund’s Choice investments on March 20, 2020.
Wealth
Neale Prior

HESTA tops up 110,000 members in unlisted assets bungle

The Federal prudential watchdog has revealed defects in industry superannuation fund HESTA’s valuation processes as it was grappling with coronavirus market volatility in March 2020.

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The house Alys McDonough was driven to live in due to cost of living.
Australia
Chris Reason, 7NEWS Chief Reporter

Cost-of-living crisis forces Aussie to Google desperate question

Alys McDonough hasn’t had a hot shower in almost two years. It was spiralling rents in Sydney and the cost-of-living crisis that forced her to turn to Google for help.

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Crypto is riding a Trump wave of renewed optimism. But don’t forget, there have been plenty of people burned badly in the past. Here’s one way to test the waters without losing your shirt.
Wealth
Bruce Brammall

With Don in charge, is crypto now worth the gamble?

DEBTMAN: Crypto is riding a Trump wave of renewed optimism. But don’t forget, there have been plenty of people burned badly in the past. Here’s one way to test the waters without losing your shirt.

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With wedding costs and property prices continuing to soar every year, many couples are finding they have to choose one or the other because they just can’t afford both.
Wealth
Chris Foster-Ramsay

Tie the knot or buy a block? A modern love dilemma

With wedding costs and property prices continuing to soar every year, many couples are finding they have to choose one or the other because they just can’t afford both.

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What happens if one half of a couple is eligible for an age pension but the other is still working? It’s not good news for the retiree, but there might be a way to ease the financial pain. Here’s how . . .
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Help! My younger husband is draining my age pension!

Q+A: What happens if one half of a couple is eligible for an age pension but the other is still working? It’s not good news for the retiree, but there might be a way to ease the financial pain. Here’s how . . .

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Here’s where you’re probably going wrong with your self-managed super fund, writes Nick Bruining.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Think you know how to run a SMSF? You don’t, and here’s why

Self-managed superannuation fund investors may be relying on luck rather than proven investment strategies to build their retirement nest eggs. Here’s where you’re probably going wrong.

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If you’re receiving an age pension, do you need to tell Centrelink every time you make a withdrawal to fund an adventure?
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Do I need to tell Centrelink every time I spend my money?

There’s nothing better than enjoying your retirement with the odd getaway. But if you’re receiving an age pension, do you need to tell Centrelink every time you make a withdrawal to fund an adventure?

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