Susan has been a finance journalist for more than 30 years, beginning at the Australian Financial Review before moving to the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited a superannuation magazine, Superfunds, for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, and writes regularly on superannuation and managed funds. She's also author of the best-selling book Women and Money. Connect with Susan Hely on LinkedIn.
Three things we need to bridge the super gender gap
The super gap kicks in when women are just 28 and keeps growing, with the average Australian woman retiring with just over half the super balance of the average man.
Why I use a robo adviser: low fees on my $10k investment
Matt Campbell estimates that for the same price as two beers at the football he pays for $10,000 to be managed by robo adviser Six Park for five months.
How to invest with a robo adviser
Robo advisers are set to rise in the wake of the Hayne royal commission exposing the financial planning industry's high fees and conflicts of interest.
The truth about reinvesting distributions – it doesn’t always pay
Simply reinvesting distributions to benefit from compounding may not be the best strategy, as Susan Hely found out the hard way.
Super trustees are ‘alone in the dark with your money’: royal commission
Trustees are supposed to act in fund members' best interests but, according to the 10 days of Hayne royal commission hearings into the $2.6 trillion superannuation sector, time and again trustees of retail super funds behaved negligently.
The 10 occupations that claim the highest tax deductions
When it comes to tax, surgeons have the highest deductions with an average claim of $21,184, or more than double the next occupation, real estate agents at $8616. How come they can claim so much?
How to deal with noisy neighbours and strata stress
Many baby boomers who downsize into apartments are struggling to cope with noisy neighbours and dictatorial owners corporations running their own agendas, not to mention surprise special levies.
Why married millennials are skipping the joint bank account
When couples buy a property or have kids, traditionally they merge their incomes and set up a joint bank account. But this is changing as an increasing number opt for separate accounts even if they have children.
One in three Aussie parents are raiding their kids’ piggy banks
Hands up who has borrowed money from their kids? You're not alone. Some 38% of Aussie parents have borrowed money from their child's piggy bank or bank account for urgent expenses.
Ditch your dud fund and add up to $337k to your super
Almost five million Aussies are in a dud super fund, unaware that it could cost them up to $337,000 at retirement. But it's not too late to switch funds.
