Wealth

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Desperate to get your hands on some quick cash? Your superannuation savings may seem like a good option. Here’s when you may be able to tap into your nest egg and how much you can take out.

Commonwealth Bank customers have been left outraged after a tech glitch caused ‘duplicate payments’ and took extra money out of their accounts.

The latest retirement standard numbers are out. How does your super balance compare?

ANDREW CARSWELL: Anthony Albanese could broker world peace and Australians would still gripe that he hasn’t done enough to address the rising cost of living. 

Have you inherited the family home? You may want to cash in now and sell in a hot market, or hold on to it for a while. Be aware that timing is everything if you want to avoid a capital gains tax hit.

Q+A: Are you up for a big compensation payout? If you’re a pensioner, Centrelink doesn’t care why — or from where — you get the money, as long as they know about it. And that could cost you your pension.

MUST READ: Your Money’s Nick Bruining has been in the financial advice game for 35 years. He’s seen it all. Here’s his checklist to make sure your adviser is a legend and not just a money-sucking lemon.

Sick and tired of spending hours waiting for Centrelink to pick up the phone and answer a simple query? We’ve got the shortcut you’ve been waiting for to get problems sorted much sooner.

Customers are receiving a share of $25 million. Here’s why.

The Melbourne man started out on Airtasker and now makes up to $1400 a day.