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Need to get early access to some of your super?
Nothing starts a heated conversation between mates at a BBQ quicker than a question about superannuation and whether you should be allowed to get access to it before you retire.
The government's stated purpose behind our national compulsory super savings plan is to provide people income in retirement to substitute (or supplement) the Age Pension. This is known as the sole purpose test.
Life insurance inside your super has special rules you need to understand - especially if you're a blended family.
You need to let your super fund (and life insurance company) know who you want as a beneficiary to receive any payout made upon your death.
This is especially important if your life insurance is owned by your super fund because there are additional rules you need to understand. If you don't, then you'll leave a whole lot of unnecessary pain and problems for your survivors.
How do you split expenses fairly as a couple?
What to do when you want to share bills as a couple but you each earn very different amounts of income
If one partner is making $105,000 a year, while the other is making $37,500 a year, how do couples approach sharing the costs of living together equally?
A new type of super contribution has been announced and it’s called the downsizer superannuation contribution (DSC)
Putting money into your super fund or paying down your home mortgage has always been a difficult choice for many Australians.
- Who can make emergency medical decisions for you?
- Financial Advice for Same-Sex Couples
- The Better Business Book Vol 3 (now also on Kindle )
- Test your Christmas Trivia Skills!
- Prostate cancer surgery and its disturbing new link to business risk
- Life is a lot like a game of Snakes & Ladders
- A better way to lend money to family members
