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Visualise Your Older Self To Trick Yourself Into Saving For Retirement

4:30AM December 21, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Do you ever picture what you’ll look like or what your life will be like in retirement? If not, you might want to start now. Visualising your future self, research suggests, is one way to prevent under-saving. More »


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How Do You Balance Risk When Saving And Investing?

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1:00PM February 24, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Making money through investment follows a simple rule: the bigger the potential risk, the greater the potential reward. How do you strike a balance between growing your long-term savings quickly and not losing everything? More »


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Fraudsters Hitting Self-Managed Super Funds

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3:00PM November 20, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Scams hitting Internet banking are pretty common (and quite easy to recognise), but online criminals will have a go at any potential source of income. The latest target? Self-managed superannuation funds. More »


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SuperSeeker Finds Your Forgotten Superannuation Payments

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2:30PM November 11, 2009 | Angus Kidman

Had a bunch of jobs and a bunch of different superannuation funds? SuperSeeker helps you track down superannuation payments you may have misplaced or forgotten about. More »


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Don’t Trust Offers Of Early Super Access

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12:00PM September 1, 2009 | Angus Kidman

In tough financial times, it can be tempting to draw upon your superannuation — but not only is that a bad long-term strategy, it’s also downright illegal. More »