Susan has been a finance journalist for more than 30 years, beginning at the Australian Financial Review before moving to the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited a superannuation magazine, Superfunds, for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, and writes regularly on superannuation and managed funds. She's also author of the best-selling book Women and Money. Connect with Susan Hely on LinkedIn.
How a class action could help you claw back money from the banks
A third of Australians could be in for a refund from their super fund if they join Slater and Gordon's Get Your Super Back class action.
The best and worst super funds in Australia revealed
The same super fund has topped the list of the worst super funds for the sixth year in a row, according to Stockspot's annual Fat Cat Funds report.
Where the rich are investing: how do you compare?
How does your asset allocation compare to a typical wealthy Australian? A recent survey of high net worth investors gives you a peek into their portfolios.
‘I trust numbers more than I trust financial planners’
"I sort of trust algorithms more than financial planners who are linked to the products of their institutions," says mathematician and robo adviser client Lara Jordan.
Three things we need to bridge the super gender gap
The super gap kicks in when women are just 28 and keeps growing, with the average Australian woman retiring with just over half the super balance of the average man.
Why I use a robo adviser: low fees on my $10k investment
Matt Campbell estimates that for the same price as two beers at the football he pays for $10,000 to be managed by robo adviser Six Park for five months.
How to invest with a robo adviser
Robo advisers are set to rise in the wake of the Hayne royal commission exposing the financial planning industry's high fees and conflicts of interest.
The truth about reinvesting distributions – it doesn’t always pay
Simply reinvesting distributions to benefit from compounding may not be the best strategy, as Susan Hely found out the hard way.
Super trustees are ‘alone in the dark with your money’: royal commission
Trustees are supposed to act in fund members' best interests but, according to the 10 days of Hayne royal commission hearings into the $2.6 trillion superannuation sector, time and again trustees of retail super funds behaved negligently.
The 10 occupations that claim the highest tax deductions
When it comes to tax, surgeons have the highest deductions with an average claim of $21,184, or more than double the next occupation, real estate agents at $8616. How come they can claim so much?
