Paying for private health insurance extras and never getting around to using them? About 14m Australians pay for some form of extras cover, according to figures from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). On average people pay about $600 annually for extras cover. But the benefits paid per person insured averages about $420 annually. At the top […]

If the arrival of Spring gives you the urge to splurge on your home, there are plenty of ways to feather your nest. A million-dollar reno may be out of reach, but cosmetic changes can quickly alter the way your home looks and feels. Here are nine ways to lighten and brighten without weighing down your […]

Billionaire investor, Warren Buffett, credits his father with being his greatest teacher. Buffett says his father, investor and four-term Republican congressman Howard Homan Buffett, set him on the path to his investment success. The best advice his father ever gave him: “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 20 minutes to lose it.” Recalling that […]