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.
IKEA thanks workers with a super bonus
The Swedish furniture giant last year paid a bonus $2299 into the super funds of each of its 2700 Australian workers. Why? To say thank you.
How did your super fund perform in 2016?
Superannuation members have plenty of reasons to be happy, with median balanced fund finished 7.2% higher in 2016. Where did your super fund finish?
School’s out: how to help your teenager choose a career
While you want your kids to follow what they are interested in, you also want them to get a job, but parents often get in the way of what their kids want to do.
Use it or lose it: put $180,000 into super while you still can
If you want to ramp up your superannuation, take advantage of the $180,000 contribution cap limit before it is slashed to a lower limit of $100,000.
How to guard against financial elder abuse
When impatient children or grandchildren make a grab for a share of their parents' or grandparents' assets while they are still alive, it is dubbed "early inheritance syndrome" by lawyers. The other term for this common fraud is "financial elder abuse", and it's becoming increasingly common.
Dive the turquoise waters off Espiritu Santo
Book a tour to bob down the milky blue waters through gorges to the cascades of the Mount Hope Waterfall of Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu.
How to invest in the electric car boom
Investors can take advantage of the rise of electric vehicles as there are plenty of winners but there will also be losers among other industries.
Get the best bang for your buck with health insurance
Premiums keep getting higher, and there's no sign of insurance getting cheaper. Fortunately, there are a range of health insurance promotions on offer.
Transport costs are now making up 13% of the Aussie household budget
It is a shock to find that, on average, transport costs Australian households with two cars up to 13% of the household budget, or $22,000, each year.
How to handle your finances after a break-up
Once your relationship ends, the last thing on your mind is sorting out your finances. But don't let a break-up cause you financial pain, too.
