Nick Bruining

West Australians using the myGov service have been warned to remain alert following a sharp rise in identity theft, with the data pinched being used to redirect pension payments to scammers’ accounts.

Mum needs to move into care. The natural inclination might be to sell up everything, including the family home, to fund a spot in a nice place with great staff. That could be a huge mistake. Here’s why . . .

Mum needs to move into care. The natural inclination might be to sell up everything, including the family home, to fund a spot in a nice place with great staff. That could be a huge mistake. Here’s why . . .

West Aussies with established life insurance policies could be paying a hefty ‘loyalty tax’, which could be a staggering 89 per cent more than what they might have otherwise been paying. Here’s why ...

Q+A: Ever worked in the UK? The clock is ticking on your chance to back-pay missed National Insurance contributions and get an almighty return on today’s small investment come retirement. Here’s how. . .

Those likely to retire with sizeable super fund balances in the near future have been urged to consider deferring retirement until July next year.

Investors chasing high interest rates on bank term deposits have been urged to shop around, as Australia’s big four slashed term deposit rates last week.

Subcontractors and those in the entertainment or domestic services could be entitled to compulsory superannuation following the release of a draft ruling from the ATO. See if it will impact you . . .

Jim Chalmers has conveniently drop-kicked a cut in almost 880,000 pensions and allowances past the next election, but a big proportion of Centrelink customers will get a little extra from the Federal Budget.

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