August saw a mixed month for the markets with heightened tensions in the global trade front, directing negativity towards emerging-markets currencies.
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Saving money can be hard, especially if you’ve got a history of overspending, impulse purchases and a long list of unachieved financial dreams.
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If you’re a freelancer, muso, artist, driver – anyone who undertakes contract work in exchange for money, you’re part of what’s called the ‘gig economy'.
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A recent investor survey showed a bias among young people that will ruin their financial success.
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The end of the financial year is a good time to think about how you could grow your super and get started with saving for retirement. Here are some options you could consider to help your super work harder for you.
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Led by US and Asian markets, global markets roared into the New Year – it was the best start to a year for the S&P 500 index since 1987, as markets reacted to an across the board improving economic outlook.
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Superannuation fund members might end up paying 30 per cent more for their life insurance cover under the government's sweeping plans to stop account erosion in the $2.5 trillion super sector.
The federal government on Tuesday introduced measures that remove default life insurance for new superannuation fund members under 25, those with balances under $6000, and inactive members, as part of a move designed to bolster the retirement accounts of young savers and those on low income.
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On 8 May 2018, the Government delivered the 2018-19 Federal Budget, and it would be reasonable to say that this Budget starts to lay a foundation for the next Federal election. The focus of the budget was building a stronger economy by creating jobs and guaranteeing essential services. As most households have had to tighten their budgets over the past few years, the Treasurer has announced that the Government must also live within its means. He said the Government has made real progress in getting the budget back on track and that it has stayed on track for a surplus for six successive budget updates.
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Being ‘financially free’ is a common starting point for a person’s financial goals but as the referenced article shows, what this actually means when we dig deeper depends on a person’s age, gender and state of residence on top of dozens of factors based on personal situations.
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