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Mick and Beth Spence lived a frugal life as self-funded retirees. But their savings were also funding the extravagant lifestyle of their financial planner.
Not only were customers misled, overcharged and paid millions of dollars for services they never received but AMP made at least 20 false statements to ASIC.
Self-directed investors who want to improve their knowledge and skills have many good sources of information to draw on, much of it free. Here are 10 places where you can go for help.
For the 80% of retirees who fund retirement with a super and the age pension, it is important to assess the impact of downsizing on their pension eligibility, as the extra money will be counted in the assets and income test.
The share price of Domino's Pizza Enterprises has almost halved since July 2016, but it's time to put the stock back on your watch list.
If you're making money from the gig economy and your super is suffering there are a number of ways you can grow your retirement nest egg.
You only have to look at some of the huge renewable energy projects planned for the next few years to see potential investment opportunities.
Avoid the yield trap. A high dividend isn't always a good thing, it could even be a red flag.
The Australian economy has seen enough growth to avoid recession but not enough to make serious inroads into the rate of unemployment or lift wage growth.
