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The coronavirus pandemic has put Australians' retirement plans on ice, research from Colonial First State shows. The survey found that almost half of us are scared or lack confidence in our ability to retire, with a quarter of those aged 35-65 planning ... More

Bernard Salt is Australia's foremost demographer, a futurist, columnist, business adviser and author. He is able to interpret demographic data to show how social and cultural changes reshape the way we live, work and form relationships. His job ... More

One in five Aussies had less than $1000 in savings in 2019. Since then, the coronavirus crisis has hit, employment is falling and it's more important than ever to take control of your finances. The 2019 study by the University of Melbourne also ... More

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many Australians financially high and dry, prompting them to re-think their approach to family finance. According to a St.George Bank survey of 1000 households, only half felt financially prepared for the pandemic, while ... More

During the pandemic, one of my sons had the good fortune of having a job at a local supermarket. This gave him front-row tickets to the Covid-19 human behaviour experiment. At the height of the toilet paper panic, he was given the task of rolling a ... More

Young adults, like my own children, have been hit disproportionately hard by COVID-19. Their lives - and often those of their parents - have been turned upside down. How do you set them right again? Many adult children are moving back home with their ... More

It has been an extraordinary year so far but one thing that hasn't changed is that, with end of financial year fast approaching, now is a good time to take action in order to minimise tax bills this financial year or, even better, get a refund. ... More

When I first got my driver's licence there were no smartphones and no GPS, only old-school maps. Whenever I went somewhere unknown, I would pull out the street directory and plan the trip before I started to drive. Even when I had a car full of ... More

Australians are being inundated with information about how to protect their health to curb the spread of COVID-19, but it's also just as important for people to protect their financial health and understand how best to protect their finances given ... More

Even before COVID-19, energy bills could deliver an unpleasant shock. Now, as we're called to move our working and personal lives inside, bill shock is about to get real for the unprepared. Seasonal fluctuations due to heating and cooling are normal ... More