Your will may not determine who gets your super when you die. Here's how to make sure your death benefit goes where you want it to.
Vita Palestrant
 | Vita Palestrant has contributed to Money for more than 15 years. Previously, she was the editor of the Money section of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Vita has worked on major metropolitan newspapers in Australia and overseas and has won several prestigious journalism awards, including the Citigroup Award for Excellence in Journalism - Personal Finance.
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Thinking about switching your super? Before you move your retirement savings, make sure you understand the risks.
Don't have $1 million for retirement? Here's how super and the age pension can work together to make $460,000 the sweet spot for Australian couples.
Thinking of moving your super to cash after the market drops? Here are five questions to check before making a costly switch.
Most people don't like to think about life insurance, but you probably have it through your super fund. The question is: who stands to inherit it?
How do you start preparing for retirement 10 years out? What about two years out? Here's your timeline for managing debt, investing, income and more.
Setting time aside to make sure your super is up to scratch invariably pays off. Here's a checklist to help you along.
Did you know that you should start planning for retirement at least a decade beforehand? Vita Palestrant joins us on the Friends With Money podcast to reveal the five mistakes Aussies make when it comes to retirement.
The first time you notice problems with your super fund is likely to be when something goes wrong, like when a death benefit payment is delayed by months.
Aren't financial planners just for wealthy people? That's a myth, says David Sharpe, a certified financial planner and chair of the Financial Advice Association Australia.
