Lucy Dean

How the highest earners invest in ETFs (and who takes the most risk)

Smartphones, apps, lockdowns and cost-of-living pressures formed a perfect storm that has turned the dating scene into an endurance test. Just how bad is it?

Two equally talented, ambitious and hard-working lawyers graduate in 2025. By the age of 65, one is $1.4 million richer. This is why.

Thomas Keneally says early proposals to soften copyright law, allowing AI companies more access to Australian works, is “life or death stuff”.

Gen Z have great expectations – half hope to inherit half a million dollars or more – but the costs of living longer may be a shock for them and their parents.

Super funds say their investments in the sector have been essential in delivering strong returns. Here’s how retail investors can gain exposure.

Fights over money can quickly hijack harmony. Don’t leave hard decisions until after you’re gone – or for the courts to resolve.

A globetrotting tour guide in his 20s, Ashley Bishop arrived home with little money, few qualifications and a sinking feeling about the future. This is how he got his financial life on track.

Life insurers’ increased mental health claims is partly the result of tightened and unattractive workers’ compensation schemes, say psychologists and actuaries.

Byron Koster was eager to retire as early possible but a hiatus revealed his true desires.

The US dollar’s decline means it’s suddenly a lot cheaper to travel to some popular holiday destinations.

Everyone should have an emergency fund for when things go wrong. But how big should it be, and should it all be in cash?

Building the wealth to retire early is one (huge) thing. But figuring out how you’re going to spend your time after you do it is a whole other matter.

Matt Rogers has sold more than a million books by self-publishing. But he’s always hankered to have his work in book stores.

Imogen Alexy spends her days helping others get into the property market. She knows firsthand how a fear of missing out can lead to bad decisions.

Hannah Kent gets to sleep in by leaving home-baked treats in the kitchen for her “hobbit” kids.

Your savings-to-investment ratio can tell you a lot about your ability to achieve long-term goals. It’s among a handful of metrics experts recommend observing.

Finding love in 2025 can feel like a march across a barren hellscape. But it may also be the best, if not only, way to access the property market.

Anthony Albanese’s victory on Saturday means a hip pocket boost is coming for almost everyone, although the news isn’t good if you’ve got a big retirement savings balance.

Underquoting costs would-be buyers time, money and heartache, but they can beat the notorious ploy with free tools and simple strategies.