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Alex Brooks

Alex Brooks is a freelance writer.

A single renter needs a superannuation balance of $340,000 to fund a modest retirement.

The $435,000 gap: Can you really afford to rent in retirement?

If you’re marching through middle age and renting your home, the dream of retiring might be looking more like a scrambled egg than a golden nest egg.

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Houses of cards collapse. So can career plans for reasons beyond our control.

Lost your super? Here’s how you can get back on track

If you’re one of the 13,000 or so Australians left reeling after the collapse of their superannuation or managed investments, there is still a path to recovery.

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Will Clinton and Jessica Greentree saved hard to buy their first home, but then lost money in a scam.

Jess and Will dreamt of buying a home. Then scammers took $49,000

The first home buyers saved and never ordered avocado toast – but their dream became a nightmare, one that’s happening to more and more Australians.

  • Alex Brooks