The number of people preparing a will has jumped dramatically as the coronavirus shocks Aussies out of their ambivalence about estate planning.
Financial Planning
How old is too old when it comes to investing in property? This is the question Trevor and his wife, in their 60s, are grappling with now that they've paid off their home.
Blended families should take a holistic approach to leaving an inheritance, because getting it wrong can cause irreparable damage to their finances and their family.
A poorly constructed will or poor management of your estate plan can overlook tax benefits as well as super and insurance, disadvantaging beneficiaries.
With more parents struggling to pay for school fees out of their cash flow, we look at how education investment funds stack up.
James recently saw a financial planner who wasn't much help. This makes Paul Clitheroe sad, as he reckons there is plenty James can do.
A valid enduring power of attorney should be done before you are ever at risk of being deemed not to have capacity to deal with your finances.
What happens when you tell the regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), about a corrupt financial planner?
The federal government abolished death duties almost 35 years ago, estates will likely pay taxes in some form.
