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Ronni Kahn is best known as the founder of the food rescue charity OzHarvest. Born in South Africa, she lived in Israel for many years and came to Australia in 1998, starting an events management business. Seeing large amounts of food go to waste, she ... More

This Christmas will perhaps be our most important one ever - the chance to regroup and express gratitude for everything we still have in our lives, after a year marred by bushfires and COVID-19. While it won't be business as usual, these tips will ... More

Shares are truly the gift that keeps on giving, potentially providing dividends for years to come and generating welcome capital growth over time. With the festive season approaching, shares can be a handy stocking stuffer, but there are hazards to ... More

When my first child was born, I didn't receive paid parental leave from my employer or the government. But these days a birth mother can qualify for government-funded parental leave of 18 weeks for a newborn. On top of this, around 50% of Australian ... More

Before my career as a behavioural economist, I worked in the arts. We were in the last two weeks of rehearsals for a major theatre production of Romeo and Juliet and a heated argument broke out between three key people about how the director wanted ... More

If you're a parent, you've likely debated whether you should support your adult kids financially (and if so, in what way exactly?). Finder research shows that around 44% of parents with adult children help them out financially, chipping in for ... More

Some life events can place a huge burden on your finances. But adequate insurance can lift much of that burden. Be wary of these life-changing events. The insurance statistics in Australia are worrying - only about half of all Australians have some ... More

For those under 40, the Australian dream of owning a property has been an increasingly challenging prospect. In the last two decades house prices have skyrocketed (16 times the median wage versus four times in the 1980s), jobs have become casualised ... More

Joe Foster was born into a family of shoemakers with a notable history in Britain. Through the 20th century, the business grew in fits and starts until it became Reebok - the global brand we know today. Foster has detailed his story of hard work, industry ... More

Dear Paul. I'm 41, my wife is 40, and we have a one-year-old son. We put away $1000 for our son when he was born to help him out as a young adult, but we have been unable to decide the best way to invest this for him. Given our age, we thought it may ... More