Discounts, offers and rewards programs Cost of living is impacting people across Australia, with everything from rising interest rates to the weekly grocery shop contributing to the strain. While there isn’t one catch-all solution, there are different ways you can …
If you’re nearing retirement age, it’s likely you’re wondering if you will have enough saved to give up work and take it easy, particularly as cost-of-living increases hit some of the basic expenses such as energy, insurance, food and health …
What is your ‘estate’? Your ‘estate’ includes everything you own – your ‘earthly possessions’, if you will. It can include for example cash, property, cars, boats, furniture, jewellery, family heirlooms, art, shares and more. What is estate planning? This is …
Rather than worrying about day-to-day price movements, focus here instead If you checked on the status of your investment portfolio today, don’t worry. You’re definitely not alone. In fact, you may have looked at how your various investment holdings are …
The super changes from the start of the 2024-25 financial year. A number of superannuation changes came into effect on 1 July 2024 and are designed to help working Australians get more money into the retirement savings system. If fully …
You can’t stop the clock, so the saying goes, but humanity has spent a long time trying to slow down or even reverse the effects of aging. Even today it can be hard to distinguish those measures that work from …
When getting ready to buy property, there are many things to keep track of as settlement approaches. An important consideration is what you will need in terms of insurance – admittedly not the most exciting part of buying a new …
When and how you can access your super to start an account-based pension If our working years can be regarded as the time when we aim to build up our superannuation savings, our retirement years can equally be regarded as …
2024 is very much a story of how quickly and how sharply rates will start coming down Around the world, just like in 2023, financial markets, investors, and borrowers are firmly focused on what will happen to official interest rates. …
Numerous research reports and studies agree having more money can lead to improved wellbeing, but only up to a point. It seems that once your personal income cruises past roughly the six-figure mark, you can’t expect to get any happier …