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Boomers are reshaping the way wealth is distributed. These charts show how

“The great wealth transfer” is in full swing as Baby Boomers remodel their balance sheets.

  • Matt Wade

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Women being left out of parents’ estates is more common than one might assume.

The silent struggle facing many adult daughters

When it comes to family, disinheritance is never just about dollars.

  • Yvonne Aoll
Electricity retailers would be willing to pay more for household solar fed into the grid if the time is right.

Got a solar battery? Why this next step could work for you

If having a battery without joining a virtual power plant is like having your money under the mattress, a VPP is like an interest-bearing savings account or even investing in shares.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Michael Tiyce and his schnauzer Ferdinand.

Who gets the pet – and other big changes for divorcing couples

Separating couples fighting in court over the family pet and the division of assets face a new legal landscape following landmark changes that started this week.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
The Basin campground in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in January this year.

‘Winners and losers’: Hefty (price) hikes to camp in some national parks

The prices would double or even triple for summer camping in popular campgrounds near Sydney, including Cattai in the Hawkesbury and Bonnie Vale in the Royal National Park.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
When it comes to actually claiming the insurance inside our super, it can become a bit of a mess.

The bureaucratic nightmare plaguing our super – and how to avoid it

Superannuation, and insurance inside super, are caught in a tangled web of rules that many people don’t know about until they’re trapped too.

  • Bec Wilson
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Getting a few extra dollars in your pocket doesn’t have to involve major, life-changing decisions.

Nine ways you can be richer by this time next year

As another year rolls around, it’s a good time to consider how small changes can make a big impact on your wealth this time next year.

  • Nina Hendy
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Three common money conundrums – and why they’re all lies

We all think about money in different ways, but our worries tend to manifest in some common concerns.

  • Paridhi Jain
Index for Jordan Baker piece on Sydney poverty rates

The parts of Sydney where one child in five lives in poverty

The NSW Council of Social Service says the benefits of reforms introduced by Bob Hawke in the 1980s are being eroded.

  • Jordan Baker
The Supreme Court has seen its biggest year-on-year increase in probate applications.

Fuss over new inheritance fees is much ado about nothing

If Victorians found themselves seriously panicked about the future of their inheritance this week, I’m not surprised.

  • Victoria Devine