Career

The bottom line on redundancy

John Kavanagh Anyone likely to receive a redundancy payment in the next few weeks has some planning to do around a significant June 30 timing issue.

What it pays to teach your kids

Nicole Pedersen-Mckinnon Mammers. Numbers. Road rules. Why it's not OK to hit someone who is trying to take your toy truck with said truck. It seems there's no end to the wisdom parents have to impart to their children.

Good housekeeping

Annette Sampson Australian households have learnt to manage their money better in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Five reasons Aussies should feel smug

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon In the ongoing global crisis, Australia's advantages really do make it the lucky country.

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Jumpy about house prices

Fund Pick House prices and interest rates are obsessions of many for whom the family home remains the asset - apart from some meagre superannuation savings and the age pension - likely to provide them with...

Five steps to safeguard your salary

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon ANOTHER day, another mass job loss - or so it seems. And it appears to be a creeping fear about the security of our salaries that is keeping a lot of us downbeat.

Retail to e-tail: a web of opportunity

Keeta Nova No matter how small the operation or niche the service, online traders still require a realistic approach to business, with a sharp strategy and a sensible budget.

Take care when doing it yourself

Penny Pryor SMSFs are a growing sector of the super industry, but strict compliance is necessary.

First step: set aside emergency cash

I Can Do That The strategy: To recession-proof my income.

Barricade your super from losses

George Cochrane Nobody wants to see their account balance drop, so cash is where it's at for safety, writes George Cochrane.

How to retire in tough times

Sue Hoban It looks good in the brochures - but what is the reality of retirement?

Find a balance to get ahead

Lesley Parker Like overstretched European governments, we should all be thinking about how we're going to balance the books a bit better this year.

Making the most of your assets in retirement

George Cochrane Superannuation will become a less attractive option if new tax-free threshold rules take effect.

Forget GFC, avoid a PFC

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon It's time to stop the interminable GFC from giving you an avoidable PFC.

Increased rebates helping keep childcare costs down, report reveals

Adele Horin Families spent a significantly lower proportion of their income on childcare last year than they did in 2004, an official report shows.

Leave your will in good hands

I Can Do That The strategy: to choose an executor for my estate.

Paying for a cult of risk

Anneli Knight The former derivatives trader who in 2006 predicted the global credit crisis, Satyajit Das, says the world economy will continue to deteriorate unless international policymakers co-operate.

A stronger hand needed to stop debt traps

Annette Sampson If there was ever any doubt that a big regulatory stick needs to be taken to the pay-day lending industry, it was well and truly quelched by a recent landmark decision in the Queensland Civil and...

During unemployment, utilise super to pay debts

George Cochrane I HAVE just celebrated my 60th birthday. Earlier this year, I was retrenched from my job. I am trying to find another job. I have lived in my home in South Melbourne for 28 years.