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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 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
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
Patricia Babalis
Super pay out: Income streams trump lump sums
New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics this month shows an increasing number of retirees are choosing to access their superannuation through an income stream rather than by receiving lump sum payments.
Superannuation
14 Aug, 2016
4 min read
Patricia Babalis
What to do if your employer isn't paying super contributions
For many Australians, superannuation is seen as a set and forget type of scheme, where you set up your account and your employer pays your contributions. Unfourtunately, things don't always work this smoothly. Checking your payslips regularly to make sure your employer is making the mandatory 9.5 per cent super contribution is a must to ensure a comfortable future
Superannuation
25 Feb, 2016
4 min read
RateCity
Top tips for taking control of your super: ING
Australians are showing increased appetite for taking control of their super, according to the latest Our Super Future report from ING DIRECT and the Financial Services Council (2015) which indicates a growing awareness of fund balances, fees and performance.
Superannuation
28 Oct, 2015
2 min read
Peter Arnold
Super fees, how much are you paying?
How much of your superannuation balance is lost to super fees? One percent? Five percent? Maybe even 10 percent? Try closer to a quarter.
Superannuation
19 Aug, 2015
5 min read
Laine Gordon
Money Editor
Research: Young Aussies don't care about superannuation
Anyone already stressing about their retirement will be flabbergasted to learn how little young Australians know about Australian superannuation.
Superannuation
11 Jun, 2015
3 min read
Peter Arnold
Changing jobs and superannuation: What you need to know
There's very few of us who stay at the same job for our entire lives. According to research, from 2009 to 2010 alone, around one-fifth of those employed had moved on to other opportunities.
Superannuation
27 Feb, 2015
3 min read
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