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Like any new chapter in your life, preparation can go a long way in ensuring you’re emotionally and financially ready for the road ahead. Despite the obvious benefits, only 44% of Australians over age 40 feel prepared for retirement1. That’s why we’ve pulled together a nine-point retirement planning checklist to help make sure you’re on...Read More

By Flying Solo contributor Lucy Kippist. Stop "outsourcing" your memory to Google and start investing in the power of your own mind. Organisational psychologist Adam Grant has discovered the secret to remembering absolutely anything. Habitual forgetting of passwords is my biggest work productivity sin. I can easily lose 15 minutes (to say nothing of my...Read More

If you’re looking to invest in the Aussie property market, here are some key points to consider at any age. If you’ve been saving for a while and feel you’re ready to purchase your first investment property, it’s worth ensuring you’re across some important points so you can make a well-informed decision. Remember, property prices...Read More

Ideally, investors should begin investing as early as possible in their lives, invest more whenever possible and remain in investment markets for as long as possible. These fundamentals of sound investment practice should increase your chances of investing success. Yet super fund members who attempt to illegally gain access to super savings before being eligible...Read More

By Lucinda Lions, Flying Solo contributor Think you’re great at multitasking? So did these people, until studies revealed some unsettling data. On three different occasions over the years, something terrible has nearly happened to me as a result of multitasking. I work from home, and if my home-office door is closed, my partner and son...Read More

How your super is taxed differs depending on your age, contributions and other factors, so it’s important to understand the different tax implications that could apply to your nest egg. Super can be a tax-effective way of saving for retirement. Generally, money invested in super is taxed at a lower rate than your personal income...Read More

Is your portfolio suffering from what is sometimes called portfolio drift? This occurs when a broadly-diversified portfolio drifts away from its strategic or target asset allocation with movements in investment markets and diverging returns from lower-risk and higher-risk assets. Your diversified portfolio's strategic asset allocation to different asset classes should be set with the aim...Read More

If you’re relocating to a new city, it’s a good idea to do your homework about living costs…particularly if it’s Sydney. When you’re moving interstate it’s natural to focus on the costs and logistics of the actual move—removalists, storage, rental bonds. But what about the costs of living in a new city? It’s important to...Read More

Your superannuation savings should be a key part of your conversation about joint finances. Picture the scene. You’ve moved past the honeymoon period of a new relationship and you think this could finally be the one. You’re starting to think about the medium-term future and setting up your lives together. So you’re at your favourite...Read More

If you’re looking for one of the easiest morning rituals to transform your health, look no further than a glass of filtered water with freshly squeezed lemon juice. In addition to it being a delightfully refreshing drink, there’s a myriad of health benefits you’ll receive from this simple daily dose, whether you drink it warm...Read More