Money Investing in the French property market The high Australian dollar, a wealth of available information and an enduring love affair with France mean more Australians are buying property in France than ever before.
Money Twelve tips for property investors to reduce their tax bill Christmas comes but once a year, but so does a tax return, and this can also produce plenty of winter bounty, especially if tax minimisation rules are explored to their fullest extent.
Money Senate inquiry into women’s retirement income highlights gender disparity in superannuation A Senate inquiry into women’s retirement incomes kicks off today in Adelaide, with a range of groups calling for action.
Money Women, retirement and poverty Reading some of the statistics about women, particularly single women, in retirement can be pretty depressing.
Money Four ways to make super better for women Our current superannuation system can be reformed to close the gender gap in retirement savings, according to new research by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
Money Talk to your kids about superannuation On Sunday night I had dinner with my brother and his fiancé, and the topic of superannuation and retirement came up.
Money Mark Bouris: 10 tips for sorting out your super Superannuation is a fact of modern life: the government wants you to save some of your earnings for retirement, and it makes available very generous tax benefits to allow you to build a nest egg.
Money Let’s not pretend the ‘bad decisions’ of women are to blame for the gap in super balances The gap between the retirement incomes of men and women will never be solved by information campaigns, decision-making tools or new websites.
Money Women need to work an extra 25 years to match men’s superannuation The average 60-year-old Australian woman would need to work an extra 25 years in order to retire with the same superannuation account balance as her male counterpart.
Money Recession, fraud and other threats: How to safeguard your superannuation Our three part superannuation ‘recovery series’ covers some of the most common pitfalls affecting a woman’s retirement savings.
Money One choice all women can make: Get interested in super An excellent research paper released by The Australia Institute this week, titled: ‘What’s choice got to do with it?’ highlights the many social, economic and cultural factors that combine to disadvantage women financially throughout their lives.
Money Minimising the ‘super baby debt’ that could cost you $50,000 See part one of our Super Recovery Series: Don’t let divorce ruin your retirement Taking a career break to care for your children means (in most cases) your employer won’t be making any contributions to your super account, leaving a significant dent in your retirement nest egg.
