Superannuation
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why Australians fear this stage of life more than we think
Once upon a time, retirement was the prize at the end of the grind. But work has changed.
- Bec Wilson
Latest
We’ve just sold our $1.2m investment property. What should we do with the money?
Think first about what your objectives are when parking extra funds.
- Paul Benson
- Opinion
- Tax reform
What about the 1.2 million Australians who receive no super tax breaks?
As tax brackets have changed, the low income super tax offset has not.
- Robbie Campo
- Opinion
- Opinion
Do you know whether your super fund is ready for your retirement?
The gap between where the super industry is today and where it needs to be is wide.
- Bec Wilson
- Exclusive
- Investigations
The quiet partnership behind a $1 billion superannuation collapse
The men behind the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund have more in common than the regulator has been letting on. This is their story.
- Sarah Danckert
- Exclusive
- Investigations
The Dubai connection that laid the seeds for a $1b superannuation disaster
The origins of a scheme that pumped 12,000 Australians into doomed funds came on the instructions of a man in the UAE.
- Sarah Danckert
- Opinion
- Ask an expert
I’m five years out from retirement. Is it worth paying for financial advice?
We all face the problem of “you don’t know what you don’t know”.
- Paul Benson
A call to action for mid-lifers: Rethink retirement
Younger Australians have a remarkable power of choice over when to retire, but most don’t know what to do with it.
- Bec Wilson
- Opinion
- Ask an expert
If two people each have $4 million in super, how would the tax work?
The cut‑in point for taxing unrealised capital gains is based on the total balance for each member.
- Noel Whittaker
- Opinion
- Ask an expert
The big home ownership mistake many of us make
The more expensive your home, usually the longer your journey to financial independence.
- Paridhi Jain