Salary sacrificing into super involves reducing your take-home pay to put more money away for your retirement. Here’s what you need to know.

There are many ways you can get your home loan to work harder – from setting up an offset account to reduce the interest you pay, to consolidating your debt. No matter what package you have, you can take control of your repayments and build your financial resilience.

The transfer of wealth and financial support from older Australians to their children and grandchildren is becoming a hot topic for families around the country. Recent AMP research delves into this a little more.

The ride for shares is likely to remain volatile and constrained, what is the rally in gold and metal prices telling us, lots of noise but global inflation is still falling, the next move in rates likely remains down, inflation expectations fall further.

It’s nice to dream of retiring early, owning your own home and enjoying regular overseas travel with no need to worry about bills. But if you’re like the average Australian, your ultimate financial goals can seem a long way off. In some situations, using borrowed money to invest – or leveraging – could improve your prospects if it’s done thoughtfully and conservatively.

The release of ChatGPT in late 2022 is renewing concerns around machines taking over human jobs. We look at the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the global economy in this Econosights.

Better news on inflation and signs of a “good” moderation in US economic growth; 2024-25 Australian Federal Budget.

Here's a 5-minute read on how the 2024-25 Federal Budget proposals could affect you.

Read about the economic and investment market implications of the 2024-25 Federal Budget announcements.

Retail spending declines in February, reversing Swift Lift in Feb and indicating that consumers still under pressure. Not consistent with an economy that needs higher interest rates.

Dr Shane Oliver comments on the correction time for shares; escalation risk in Israel's counter-retaliation; rate cut delays but inflation still falling ex US; supply boost helping cool Aust labour market; expect Aust Q1 CPI to slow to 3.4%yoy; and more.

In this Econosights we look at whether the US Federal Reserve will be the first major central bank to cut interest rates in this cycle.