Financial planning

Did you know that being cremated gives you more flexibility to choose how you want to be remembered? Image source: Getty

End-of-life planning

Cremation vs burial: Which option suits you best?

Did you know that being cremated gives you more flexibility to choose how you want to be remembered?

Estate planning

The more convenient way to create a legally binding Will

The more convenient way to create a legally binding Will

Writing your Will doesn’t have to be complicated. And now there’s a way you can do it in just a few clicks.

Writing your legal Will protects your loved ones and their future. Image source: Getty

Experts

Less is more: Downsizing to grow your finances and enhance your lifestyle

Less is more: Downsizing to grow your finances and enhance your lifestyle

Whether you’re an empty nester who has regained a few rooms from your adult children or you want to live a more minimalist life and cut down on your home maintenance, downsizing is an appealing option for many people looking for a lifestyle change.

Aaron BassinAaron Bassin

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Experts

Managing financial stress and the inflated cost of living in retirement

Managing financial stress and the inflated cost of living in retirement

Money stress can take its toll on your health, so if you’re feeling the pinch as the cash rate rises, keep reading as financial experts weigh in on how to deal with the inflated cost of living.

Managing partner at LCIGerry Incollingo

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News

How much you really need to comfortably retire exposed

How much you really need to comfortably retire exposed

New data has revealed the exact number you need in your superannuation for a comfortable retirement, and it's lower than you think!

Elissa NapierElissa Napier

Here's how much you actually need for a comfortable retirement. Source: Getty

Experts

Top tips for budgeting on a pension

Top tips for budgeting on a pension

Budgeting on a pension can be a tricky task; especially for those who have relied on their steady income for years prior.

Joanne Edwards Joanne Edwards

Budgeting on a pension can be a tricky task; especially for those who have relied on their steady income for years prior. Source: Getty

Experts

Minimising the super death taxes through educated estate planning

Minimising the super death taxes through educated estate planning

A financial expert breaks down how to minimise super death taxes through an educated estate planning strategy.

Finance & Superannuation ExpertJohn McIlroy

Here's some guidance on how to manage super death taxes through educated estate planning. Source: Getty

News

Your retirement savings and rapid inflation: managing the cost of living as it rises

Your retirement savings and rapid inflation: managing the cost of living as it rises

Many Australians are struggling to make ends meet with the cost of living continuing to rise and the inflation rate currently sitting at 5.1 per cent, its highest peak in two decades. On May 3, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced for the first time in just over a decade, that the low-interest rate of 0.10 per cent would rise to 0.35 per cent to meet the rising cost of living.

Elissa NapierElissa Napier

Financial expert Noel Whittaker gives some advice. Source: Getty

News

Expect power bill shock as prices will rise by $100 within weeks

Expect power bill shock as prices will rise by $100 within weeks

Australians are being told to brace for more cost-of-living pain, as the three major energy retailers prepare to increase their prices from July 1.

Ysabelle AlesnaYsabelle Alesna

It's been predicted that wholesale power prices will continue to rise in NSW and QLD over the next two years. Source: Getty

Experts

Our virtual lives and digital deaths

Our virtual lives and digital deaths

Passwords don't pass with your passing – they stay alive. If you have kept them in a secret place or, even more securely, in that impregnable cyberspace called your head, it could create a problem for others if you lose your life or your mind.

Money ExpertBrian Herd

Passwords don't pass with your passing – they stay alive. If you have kept them in a secret place or, even more securely, in that impregnable cyber space called your head, it could create a problem for others if you lose your life or your mind. Source: Getty

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