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A gift you give this Christmas could change your grandkids’ lives

Investing money for the grandkids could be the best Christmas gift they'll ever receive as they reach adulthood. Source: Getty.

Instead of the usual cash in an envelope, you could make a simple investment on their behalf.

Written byTed Richards

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Why it’s important for the lucky Baby Boomers to give back

Why it’s important for the lucky Baby Boomers to give back

Not everyone has been fortunate with money, but if you have been, are you now giving back?

Lending a helping hand to those in financially complex situations can make the biggest difference. Source: Getty.

Pension

To give or not to give? The Age Pension’s rules on gifting

To give or not to give? The Age Pension’s rules on gifting

Gifting comes in many shapes and forms and each has a different impact on your finances.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

The government has rules around how much assets you can gift without it affecting the Age Pension. Source: Getty

Helping your kids

Living with your adult children: How to keep the peace

Living with your adult children: How to keep the peace

Relationships expert Elisabeth Shaw has offered some advice on how to keep the peace in a multi-generational household.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Living under the same roof as an adult child can be fraught with problems, but there are ways to ease the stress and arguments. Source: Getty

Bloggers

Staying put: ‘Why I’m not moving closer to the kids now I’m retired’

Staying put: ‘Why I’m not moving closer to the kids now I’m retired’

This community writer has no desire to up stumps and move closer to her children now she's retired, she's just too busy!

Written byMay Green

"Retirement does not mean that one becomes less independent," says May. Source: Stock Photo/Getty Images

Estate Planning

‘How do I stop my estranged child from making a claim on my estate?’

‘How do I stop my estranged child from making a claim on my estate?’

"I've been estranged from my son for 15 years, since I refused to be his guarantor on a risky investment property."

Money ExpertGeoffrey Armstrong

Your hands are somewhat tied by the legislation in your state or territory when it comes to protecting your estate from estranged children. Source: Getty.

Helping your kids

‘My partner won’t stop gifting his adult sons money from our joint savings’

‘My partner won’t stop gifting his adult sons money from our joint savings’

A woman in her 60s has pleaded for advice as her partner continuously gifts their mutual money to his adult sons without discussing it with her.

Written byRebecca Pocklington

A woman has pleaded for answers after watching her savings gifted away. Source: Getty. (Stock image).

Helping your kids

When is the right time to cut the kids off financially?

When is the right time to cut the kids off financially?

Money expert Bessie Hassan has explained what parents should do to ensure their adult children are financially stable into the future.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Knowing when to stop funding adult kids can be hard. Source: Getty. (Image posed by models).

Helping your kids

The First Home Owner Grant and helpful house buying info for your kids

The First Home Owner Grant and helpful house buying info for your kids

Purchasing a first home is full of financial concerns but your kids won't have any problem putting down a deposit with this helpful advice.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Purchasing a new home comes with financial hardships but with these handy tips your kids could be opening the doors to their first property soon. Source: Getty

Helping your kids

The oldest and best money-saving tips to pass down to your kids

The oldest and best money-saving tips to pass down to your kids

Your own mum and dad most likely handed down some money tips of their own to help you on the path to success and now is the time to do the same for your own offspring.

Written byJocelyn Nickels

Parents have the best financial advice to pass on to their kids from budgeting to preparing for retirement. Source: Getty

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