Before gifting your grandchildren money,consider the hidden costs
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Before gifting your grandchildren money,consider the hidden costs

It’s not just the bank of mum and dad helping kids buy property:grandparents are increasingly giving cash.

  • byDominic Powell

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Cost crisis:Where your budget is about to be squeezed even harder

Cost crisis:Where your budget is about to be squeezed even harder

Some of the rising costs are obvious – like housing – but others are harder to spot,and could risk putting the country in recession by the end of the year.

  • byNina Hendy
Want to help your kids buy a house? Start here
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Want to help your kids buy a house? Start here

The bank of mum and dad,aka BOMAD,is one of Australia’s biggest lenders,but it comes without a rule book.

  • byDominic Powell
We’re in our mid-50s. Should we shift our super into an SMSF?

We’re in our mid-50s. Should we shift our super into an SMSF?

There’s a common thought that once you hit a certain age and super balance,self-managed super funds make sense. I’m not so convinced.

  • byPaul Benson
Financial advice is all over the internet,but can it be trusted? Watch out for these red flags
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Financial advice is all over the internet,but can it be trusted? Watch out for these red flags

Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z use social media for financial information,but not all “finfluencers” are what they seem.

  • byDominic Powell
Wondering how to make money from your savings? I have three suggestions
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Wondering how to make money from your savings? I have three suggestions

One question I’ve been asked a lot recently is what to do with savings right now,so here are three solid options.

  • byVictoria Devine
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Don’t gamble on your future:Smart ways to invest while you’re young
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Don’t gamble on your future:Smart ways to invest while you’re young

A new investing trend has young people in the US betting on real-world events. In Australia,we’re wiser than that.

  • byDominic Powell
Friends are now opening joint bank accounts. There are risks,but Stephanie has found reward

Friends are now opening joint bank accounts. There are risks,but Stephanie has found reward

One-third of Australians live in shared accommodation,and some of them are embracing sharing their finances too.

  • byCaterina Hrysomallis
Is it time to bet against the stock market?
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Is it time to bet against the stock market?

Short selling is profiting from an asset’s price decreasing,and with global markets in decline,now could be the time to give it a go.

  • byDominic Powell
Unpacking the new super tax:What Division 296 could mean for you
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Unpacking the new super tax:What Division 296 could mean for you

The new tax,which is on track for a July introduction,has some losing their minds and others less sympathetic.

  • byDominic Powell
How to start saving for a house deposit in your 20s
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How to start saving for a house deposit in your 20s

There are plenty of good strategies to start saving for a house deposit while you’re young,even if it all feels a bit overwhelming.

  • byDominic Powell