Wealth

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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National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine says the inability of businesses to pass on rising costs is becoming an increasing problem.
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Wealth
Jackson Hewett

Cost of living: NAB paints grim tale of haves and have-nots

One of the big four bank’s annual results show a widening gap between those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and a new group of ‘mass affluent’ customers.

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Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers are at loggerheads over the implications of spending on inflation.
Wealth
Ellen Ransley and Matthew McKenzie

RBA boss and Treasurer at loggerheads over inflation. Again

The Reserve Bank was forced to adjust its expectations due to ‘higher than expected’ Government spending, casting shadows around Jim Chalmers’ claim Labor was making progress in the fight against inflation.

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You’ve slogged it out but retirement is still a decade or more away. With the kids now older, you may be saving a bit more. Here’s how to put it to use and light a blazing fire under your nest egg.
Wealth
Bruce Brammall

The best ways to boost your super in your 50s

You’ve slogged it out but retirement is still a decade or more away. With the kids now older, you may be saving a bit more. Here’s how to put it to use and light a blazing fire under your nest egg.

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The first pay agreements to be approved under the changes will include wage rises for more than 2000 cabin crew on airlines.
Wealth
Andrew Brown

Thousands of Aussie employees set for a pay rise from today

Some workers will receive pay increases of up to 28 per cent.

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Graeme Butler’s Budget Busters
Wealth
Caitlin Vinci

Budget Busters: How to avoid overspending on Christmas gifts

The most wonderful time of the year can also be the most expensive. Graeme Butler reveals how you can enjoy Christmas day knowing you haven’t overspent on gifts.

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Got a cash pile sitting in a term deposit? As we edge closer to a fall in returns as the RBA starts to cut interest rates, could that money be working harder for you in your super fund?
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Is my cash better off in a term deposit or super?

Got a cash pile sitting in a term deposit? As we edge closer to a fall in returns as the RBA starts to cut interest rates, could that money be working harder for you in your super fund?

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There’s just four days left to meet the ATO’s tax return deadline of October 31. Forgot, panicked, don’t know where to start? Check out our essential guide to avoiding a run-in with the taxman.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Tax tips to help you hit October 31 deadline

There’s just four days left to meet the ATO’s tax return deadline of October 31. Forgot, panicked, don’t know where to start? Check out our essential guide to avoiding a run-in with the taxman.

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Girl math is making financial acumen for girls and women fun. Harnessing that same creativity can supercharge our savings and investment goals.
Wealth
Sarah Wells

A joke? Nope. Here’s the REAL superpower behind #girlmath

When you decode the girl math phenomenon, it’s actually genius. It’s making financial acumen for girls and women fun. Harnessing that same creativity can supercharge our savings and investment goals.

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Tempted to conveniently “forget” a few things when it comes time to record your income with the ATO? Here’s a list of the unusual places it will hunt for information and how far it will go to keep you honest.
Wealth
Nick Bruining

Incredible places the ATO searches to catch out tax dodgers

Tempted to conveniently ‘forget’ a few things when it comes time to record your income with the ATO? Here’s a list of the unusual places it will hunt for information and how far it will go to keep you honest.

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7NEWS presenter Graeme Butler has consulted a financial advisor and revealed the simple tricks to boost your savings ‘if a pay rise isn’t on the cards’.
Wealth
Caitlin Vinci

Budget Busters: How to boost your savings without a pay rise

In this week’s Budget Busters segment, Graeme Butler speaks to a financial advisor to reveal the simple tricks that can boost your savings amid the cost-of-living crunch.

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McDonald's has lost a European Union legal battle over its "Big Mac" trademark. (AP PHOTO)
Wealth
The Economist

What Australia’s place in Big Mac index means for economy

The famous Big Mac index is a light-hearted gauge of whether currencies are at their ‘correct’ level and a useful way of comparing international salaries.

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