One of the biggest reasons why financial planners' clients stay broke is because they often spend money they don't have -- or that they should have saved.

One e-mail highlighted an additional wrinkle to dividend taxation and TFSAs that I neglected to mention: dividends from U.S. sources. These are subject to a 15-per-cent withholding tax unless you hold ...

Despite our growing economic power, women still face a confidence and savings gap. We can fix that by taking steps that secure our financial independence.

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AustralianSuper has proposed the idea of allowing some super funds to directly use leverage, enabling them to better manage liquidity requirements in crisis situations rather than being forced to sell ...

Freedom of Information documents reveal that Treasury told the government the 2022 managed investment scheme review would not have stopped the Shield and First Guardian collapse, and that a broader ...

By now, you've already received a few Social Security checks with the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) included. The 2.8 ...