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Financial planning

Australians approaching retirement are increasingly interested in using advisers’ services, but it goes beyond just providing financial advice....

Financial planning

Research by the University of Melbourne and Commonwealth Bank found overall financial wellbeing in Australia is down 1.1% from the previous year amid cost of living press...

Financial planning

The main driver behind spending habits is a person’s underlying beliefs about money and how it affects their long-term financial position, according to Finder....

Financial planning

One-in-three households say they are financially worse-off as a result of COVID-19 as thousands lose their jobs. ...

Superannuation

The centrality of superannuation as a retirement vehicle has been reinforced by new research revealing the financial insecurity felt by current retirees....

Superannuation

Australian retirees will need to accumulate over a half a million dollars to escape the ‘retirement trap’, according to the new analysis by BetaShares....

Superannuation

Compared to their global counterparts, Australians are more anxious about their super, despite our world class superannuation system....

Financial planning

Those Australians were cutting back on every-day expenses like dining out, takeaway coffee, subscriptions and memberships to save money....

People & Products

The My AMP app has released the Money Manager budgeting functionality for iPhone and android, which aims to give customers a better view of their spending and saving habi...

Financial planning

Data from finder.com.au showed close to half of the population use just one bank for all financial needs....

Financial planning

A finder.com.au survey has found Australians need a bank balance of at least $5.3 million on average to be considered rich by their counterparts....

Financial planning

Results from a survey conducted by comparison site finder.com.au showed more than a quarter of Australians will save the money from their 2016-2017 tax return....

News

Half of Australia's population did not have enough savings and would be unable to cope with the financial shock of an unexpected event. ...

Financial planning

Pensioners are unable to retire thanks to fears of inadequate retirement savings, a study has found....

Financial planning

Investors looking for tax-effective savings options other than superannuation may find investment bonds a useful alternative....

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