Noel Whittaker unpacks the negative gearing and capital gains tax changes starting July 2027, and why he thinks they may make buyers and investors too nervous to act. What it means if you own an investment property or were planning to buy one.
Someone at work has an SMSF and now you're wondering whether you're the one not paying attention. Here's an honest look at what a self-managed super fund costs, what it asks of you, and how to tell whether the answer for you is yes, no, or not yet.
Noel Whittaker examines Labor's plan to scrap the extra private health insurance rebate for over-65s from April 2027. Here's what the change would mean if you're in your 50s and already planning around health costs in retirement.
The words super funds use — balanced, growth, conservative — don't mean the same thing from one fund to the next, and the only number that matters is how much sits in growth assets. Here's how to find yours, what the difference is worth over a decade, and how to decide without guessing.
Noel Whittaker opened his September newsletter on a sober note: unsettled markets, a war dragging on, a weakening property outlook and families still under cost-of-living pressure. Here's what a run of news like that should, and shouldn't, change if retirement is still a decade or so away.
