This Month
Where to invest $10,000 for two, five, 10 and 20 years
The decision on where to invest comes down to two factors: how long do you have, and how much risk you are willing to take.
- Lucy Dean
Earning good money but saving nothing? Here’s what to do
No matter how much you earn, good budgeting is the foundation of financial success.
- Lucy Dean
Tweaking the 3pc buffer rule misses the real problem with housing
Reducing the mortgage serviceability test would allow more borrowers into the market. But the test is only one part of a much gnarlier problem.
- Lucy Dean
How to know if it’s time to sell shares
Sometimes it’s best to sell slowly; at other times quicker is better. Experts weigh in on how to know when it’s time to sell.
- Lucy Dean
September
The $1 rule, and 43 other easy ways to be better with money
Not everything about money has to be hard. We asked experts for their top tips on how to be better at saving, budgeting and investing.
- Lucy Dean
August
Two-speed economy exposes the great Australian divide
The gap has widened between younger and older Australians, small and large businesses, and resources-rich Western Australia and the east.
- John Kehoe, Michael Read, Carrie LaFrenz, Tom Rabe, Ayesha de Kretser, Lucas Baird and Sam Buckingham-Jones
Why the rich are decarbonising their portfolios
Wind and solar may have disappointed, but wealth managers see opportunity in areas such as waste management and disability housing.
- Joanna Mather
Young investors buy geared ETFs as property becomes a pipe dream
Leverage is what makes the housing market such a wealth juggernaut. Should ETFs get the same treatment?
- Lucy Dean
- Exclusive
- Affordable housing
Where you can afford to buy without breaking the 30pc rule
See how suburb-level affordability across Australia’s three biggest capital cities has changed over the past three decades.
- Lucy Dean and Les Hewitt
July
The worst way to give your kids money, according to banks
What every parent considering gifting or lending cash to their kids for a home deposit must know.
- Lucy Dean
How this 29-year-old pilot plans to retire at 50 with $2.5m
From meal-prepping a month in advance to investing in Tesla and Coca-Cola, here’s how one young couple is hoping to retire early.
- Lucy Dean
June
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May
‘I spent four months in and out of hospital thanking my old boss for this advice’
After a potentially life-threatening gallbladder condition, Jessica Brady has two goals: Listen to her body, and make sure young people are prepared for the worst.
- Lucy Dean
Super for housing could only work for the fastest movers: experts
First home buyers struggling to save a deposit might welcome the Coalition’s promise to let borrowers tap their super for property, but economists say it will only push up house prices.
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- Lucy Dean
How this Millennial plans to retire at 35
Saving hard and opting out of the consumer lifestyle has helped these people retire decades before their parents did.
- Bianca Hartge-Hazelman
‘I thought I had dementia’: How menopause crimps income and super
Menopause costs women as much as $60,000 in retirement savings, according to ASFA.
- Sian Powell
Why I’ve got more in my super than when I retired 11 years ago
Choosing the right financial adviser can help set strategies, achieve goals and protect wealth. Here’s how to find the right one – and how much you should pay.
- Duncan Hughes
I’m a Zillennial. Is financial advice worth it for me?
At $4700, many young Australians would think twice about taking on a financial adviser. But are there instances when it’s worth it?
- Lucy Dean
Forget Boomers. Millennials, your next landlord could be a best mate
For decades, Millennials and Generation Z have blamed Baby Boomers for locking them out of the housing market. But what happens when wealthy Boomers start to give their kids cash?
- Lucy Dean
April
What to do in your 20s, 30s and 40s to build wealth
Avoid ‘lifestyle creep’, establish good saving habits and pay down debt to get ahead.
- Lucy Dean
