Estate planning is more than simply writing a will. It’s about protecting your wealth, providing for loved ones, and reducing legal and tax complications after your passing. Yet many Australians either delay planning altogether or rely on generic online templates. This can lead to expensive disputes,...
Retirement marks the start of a new chapter, one that is filled with both opportunity and uncertainty. After decades of work, many retirees find themselves asking, What comes next? While the answers vary from person to person, there are five common goals that consistently rise to...
Starting a business is often born from a spark—an idea that feels too good not to pursue. But taking that idea to market requires more than passion; it requires strategy, resilience, and clear objectives. For business owners, setting the right goals is what transforms an idea...
There’s a family event of sorts that gives parents mixed feelings of sadness, apprehension and relief — and children a lot of excitement: when a child leaves the proverbial nest. Now, this can happen early during your child’s teenage years or much later in life. Either way,...
For most people, debt feels like a weight to get rid of as quickly as possible. Paying off the mortgage or other personal debt is often seen as the ultimate financial goal. But there’s a strategy called debt recycling that flips the script: instead of...
It’s looking increasingly unlikely borrowers will get more mortgage relief in 2025 after the Reserve Bank of Australia’s most hawkish interest rate hold since it began cuts. Governor Michele Bullock refused to say whether the central bank was still on a downward path after its monetary...
Australia’s finances are in much better shape than previously thought but the budget’s lucky run is unlikely to last. A stronger jobs market and higher-than-expected tax revenue have left the federal budget $18 billion better off, capping the biggest nominal improvement to the nation’s bottom line...
Some superannuation funds’ “balanced” options have become heavily overweight riskier “growth” assets, a financial planner warns. Alex Jamieson, founder of Melbourne-based AJ Financial Planning, says super fund providers have an incentive to “gamify the system” so their balanced funds provide better returns. “To some degree, it’s kind...
Artificial intelligence and its role in generating what could be deceitful imagery has risen to become one of the most ethically concerning topics for Australians to navigate. The technology is being viewed as a profound ethical challenge, ranking just behind embryo experimentation, on the Governance Institute...
The switch from petrol guzzlers to electric wheels is a priority in the race to decarbonise transport but Australia could be underplaying a complementary policy lever. Reducing car dependence in favour of more trips via bus, bike and foot was once the main game for slashing...