Paul Clitheroe

Paul Clitheroe AM is Money's founder and editorial adviser. He is one of Australia's leading financial voices, responsible for bringing financial insight to Australians through personal finance books, the Money TV show, and this publication, which he established in 1999. Paul is the chair of Ecstra, an independent charitable foundation building financial wellbeing of Australians. He is chairman of InvestSMART Financial Services, and was chair of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board and Financial Literacy Australia from 2004 to 2019. He is the chair of Financial Literacy at Macquarie University where he is also a Professor with the School of Business and Economics.

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Ask Paul: Can I quit my job to start a business?

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Dew hates his job but with three kids in private school, can he afford to quit and start his own business?

Ask Paul: Can I top up my teens’ super to help them buy property one day?

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How young is too young to start saving for a house deposit? Kim wants to top up her teen daughters' super funds so they can use the First Home Super Saver scheme.

Ask Paul: Should I sell my shares to avoid paying tax on dividends?

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Geoff is moving to Japan for work, so should he sell his $20,000 in blue-chip shares in order to avoid paying tax on the dividends?

Ask Paul: An inheritance means I will lose the pension – and I’m fine with it

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Inheriting a large sum of money means Kris will no longer get the pension - and she's fine with that - but what about tax returns?

Ask Paul: We’ve paid $60k in fees for almost no advice – what now?

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For 22 years Carlos and his wife have each paid about $120 a month to an MLC adviser for "virtually no advice". Is it time to switch to an industry fund?

Ask Paul: I only have $16k in super after migrating from Brazil

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After emigrating from Brazil, 38-year-old Ana has just $16,000 in her super fund and wants to know how she can make up for lost time.

Ask Paul: My wife doesn’t have any super, should I give her some of mine?

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Chris' wife is in her 60s with no super. Should he withdraw from his own to start a super account in her name?

Ask Paul: Should I sell shares to top up my pension shortfall?

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As he moves his self-managed super fund from accumulation to pension, Peter is struggling with his next step.

Ask Paul: Should I invest in shares if it’s only going to be a for a year?

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Having sold her unit, Abby wants to rent for a year until the property market cools off. Should she invest in shares in the meantime?

Ask Paul: Is it too late for us to buy a home?

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Still renting at 46, Luke and Terri are worried they've missed out on buying a home. But Paul Clitheroe thinks there's light at the end of the tunnel.
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