retirement

Three superannuation fund managers produced the top performing super funds this year. Known as the Fit Cat Super Funds (in contrast to the worst super funds called the Fat Cat Super Funds) the winners are Qsuper, UniSuper and AustralianSuper, according ... More

Q. I am 64, my wife is 63 and we intend to retire in two years. We own our house and have two investment properties yielding $750 a week. We have combined super of $630,000 and do not have any outstanding debts. We have $50,000 in shares and $50,000 ... More

Q. I am 64 and my wife is 63. We intend to retire in two years. We own our house and have two investment properties yielding $750 per week. We have a combined super of $630,000. We do not have any outstanding debts. We have invested $50,000 in shares ... More

Q. I am a typical 64-year-old female. I spent 10 years out of the workforce as I was raising my children (no child care in those days). With only $90,000 in super (I am currently contributing an extra $400 per fortnight pre-tax). I am also minimising ... More

If you are a self-funded retiree with a self-managed super fund , chances are you are nervous about Labor's policy to remove the refund of excess franking credits . But there is a way to keep all your franking credits. You could switch partially or ... More

One of the most common, repetitive and negative thought patterns is financial uncertainty. Left unaddressed it is like an undiagnosed cancer, a constant niggle that can eat away at your frame of mind in the short term with potentially catastrophic long-term ... More

Q. My husband is 64 and I am 54. I work full time, earning $80,000, and my husband is self-employed, working one day a week, and has investments earning $12,000 before tax. Because of our 10-year age gap I would like to figure out how I can retire earlier ... More

Q. I am doing OK but not anywhere near what I had planned for this time in my life. I am a 55-year-old widow with a non-dependent 24-year-old son. With my partner I own a home worth $900,000 with a $450,000 mortgage. I have my own savings of $230,000 ... More

Families, small businesses and Australians aged 65 years and over are all winners from the 2019 Federal Budget . Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has delivered an election Budget that focuses on tax cuts for low and middle-income earners as well as small businesses ... More

How often do women worry about money? If you find yourself frequently thinking about money, you are not alone - 42% of women worry about money either every day or at least weekly which is a lot more than men. More than half (52%) of women don't think ... More