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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Why you should consider your super
When was the last time you thought seriously about your super fund? While our superannuation is often one of the most significant financial assets of our lifetime, many of us barely consider it until we’re thinking seriously about retiring, which is often too late to make significant changes.
Superannuation
24 Jul, 2020
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Super funds that offer income protection
In a (mostly) post-pandemic, pre-recession world, many Australians are thinking about their financial futures. While you may be looking at setting up an emergency savings account, or checking if your superannuation balance will be enough to cover your retirement, these might not be enough if you were to find yourself unable to work for an extended period due to illness or injury.
Superannuation
07 Jul, 2020
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
How much money do you get on the pension?
The standard age pension for Australians is $894.40 per fortnight for singles and $1,348.40 per fortnight for couples.
Superannuation
29 Jan, 2018
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
How to know if you can afford to retire
While there’s no set-in-stone timeframe, you can help calculate whether you can afford to retire based on a few factors.
Superannuation
20 Dec, 2017
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
How millennials can become millionaires
The media is full of stories about how millennials are doomed to live poverty-stricken lives. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Superannuation
30 Nov, 2017
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
How do I consolidate my superannuation accounts?
Many Australians have multiple superannuation accounts, which they’ve acquired after swapping jobs during their career.
Superannuation
19 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
What are industry superannuation funds?
Industry superannuation funds are funds that are owned by members rather than shareholders.
Superannuation
20 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
What is the superannuation guarantee?
The superannuation guarantee rate is the minimum percentage of your salary that your employer must pay into your superannuation fund.
Superannuation
01 Sep, 2017
1 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
What happens to my superannuation if I divorce?
You or your partner could be forced to surrender part of your superannuation if you divorce, just like with other assets.
Superannuation
29 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
What is salary sacrificing?
Finding additional ways to increase your super balance could help you live a comfortable post-working life. This is where making salary sacrifices comes into play.
Superannuation
28 Aug, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
What is an SMSF?
An SMSF is a self-managed superannuation fund. SMSF members directly invest their own retirement savings, instead of paying others to do it on their behalf.
Superannuation
17 Aug, 2017
3 min read
Jodie Humphries
Personal Finance Editor
Changes to the pension asset test to come into effect Januar
For those who receive, or that are planning to receive the aged pension, it would pay to double check your eligibility in light of changes to the asset test that will come into effect in the new year.
Superannuation
18 Oct, 2016
2 min read
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